Ex‐tol″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Extolled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Extolling.] [L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take up, or raise: cf. OF. extoller. See Tollerate, and cf. Flate.] 1. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.
Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes,
Where you might sit and muster all the beauties. Beau. & Fl.
2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person.
Wherein have I so deserved of you,
That you extol me thus? Shak.
Syn. — To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See Praise.