extol
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·tol
transitive verb \ik-ˈstōl\ex·tolledex·tol·ling
Definition of EXTOL
Variants of EXTOL
ex·tol also ex·toll \ik-ˈstōl\
Examples of EXTOL
- The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled.
- <campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record>
Origin of EXTOL
Middle English, from Latin extollere, from ex- + tollere to lift up — more at tolerate
First Known Use: 15th century
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Rhymes with EXTOL
airhole, armhole, atoll, bankroll, beadroll, bedroll, black hole, blackpoll, blowhole, borehole, bunghole, cajole, catchpole, charcoal, chuckhole, condole, console, control, creole, Creole, dipole, drumroll, dry hole, Dutch roll, egg roll, enroll, ensoul, eyehole, field goal, fishbowl, flagpole, foxhole, funk hole, hard coal, half sole, heart-whole, hellhole, Huichol, inscroll, insole, in whole, keyhole, kneehole, knothole, leaf roll, logroll, loophole, manhole, maypole, midsole, Mongol, outsole, parole, patrol, payroll, peephole, pesthole, pinhole, pistole, pitchpole, porthole, posthole, pothole, redpoll, ridgepole, Sheol, shot hole, sinkhole, ski pole, slipsole, snap roll, sotol, sound hole, spring roll, tadpole, taphole, thumbhole, top-hole, touchhole, unroll, washbowl, weep hole, white hole, wormhole
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