Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to extol
Participle: extoled; extolled
Gerund: extoling; extolling
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | extol |
| you | extol |
| he;she;it | extols |
| we | extol |
| you | extol |
| they | extol |
Perfect
| I | have extoled; extolled |
| you | have extoled; extolled |
| he;she;it | has extoled; extolled |
| we | have extoled; extolled |
| you | have extoled; extolled |
| they | have extoled; extolled |
Past
| I | extoled; extolled |
| you | extoled; extolled |
| he;she;it | extoled; extolled |
| we | extoled; extolled |
| you | extoled; extolled |
| they | extoled; extolled |
Pluperfect
| I | had extoled; extolled |
| you | had extoled; extolled |
| he;she;it | had extoled; extolled |
| we | had extoled; extolled |
| you | had extoled; extolled |
| they | had extoled; extolled |
Future
| I | will extol |
| you | will extol |
| he;she;it | will extol |
| we | will extol |
| you | will extol |
| they | will extol |
Future Perfect
| I | will have extoled; extolled |
| you | will have extoled; extolled |
| he;she;it | will have extoled; extolled |
| we | will have extoled; extolled |
| you | will have extoled; extolled |
| they | will have extoled; extolled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | extol |
| you | extol |
| he;she;it | extol |
| we | extol |
| you | extol |
| they | extol |
Perfect
| I | have extoled; extolled |
| you | have extoled; extolled |
| he;she;it | have extoled; extolled |
| we | have extoled; extolled |
| you | have extoled; extolled |
| they | have extoled; extolled |
Imperfect
| I | extoled; extolled |
| you | extoled; extolled |
| he;she;it | extoled; extolled |
| we | extoled; extolled |
| you | extoled; extolled |
| they | extoled; extolled |
Pluperfect
| I | had extoled; extolled |
| you | had extoled; extolled |
| he;she;it | had extoled; extolled |
| we | had extoled; extolled |
| you | had extoled; extolled |
| they | had extoled; extolled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would extol |
| you | would extol |
| he;she;it | would extol |
| we | would extol |
| you | would extol |
| they | would extol |
Perfect
| I | would have extoled; extolled |
| you | would have extoled; extolled |
| he;she;it | would have extoled; extolled |
| we | would have extoled; extolled |
| you | would have extoled; extolled |
| they | would have extoled; extolled |
Imperative
| you | extol |
| we | Let's extol |
| you | extol |
Verbs conjugated like 'extol'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'extol'
extoll,
enrol,
entoil,
estop,
excel,
expel,
extill,
extort,
tol,
atom,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- commend
- applaud, acclaim, celebrate, eulogize, exalt, glorify, laud, praise
Antonyms
- commend
- blame, censure, rebuke, reprimand
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1494, "to lift up," from L.
extollere, from
ex- "up" +
tollere "to raise," from PIE
*tel-, *tol- "to bear, carry" (cf. Gk.
talantos "bearing, suffering,"
tolman "to carry, bear,"
telamon "broad strap for bearing something,"
Atlas "the Bearer" of Heaven;" Lith.
tiltas "bridge;" Skt.
tula "balance,"
tulayati "lifts up, weighs;" L.
tolerare "to bear, support,"
latus "borne;" O.E.
þolian "to endure;" Arm.
tolum "I allow"). Fig. sense of "praise highly" is first attested 1509.
2. Borrowed from Latin extollō (“elevate, raise high”). See: Latin '
extollō'.
Sample Sentences
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Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 52:13:]
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It not only congratulates the Pope, but panegyrizes his Holiness, extols the college of cardinals and the bishops of Italy, calls upon the ashes of the martyrs to rejoice, apostrophizes Peter and Paul, and pays many fine compliments to happy Britain, although dissentient from the Romish faith;—it then reverts, in conclusion, to the Pope, and ends with intreating his blessing and assuring him of the prayers of his Irish congratulators. [1814 October 26, “Proceedings of Irish Roman Catholics”, in William Haweis Cooper, editor, The Protestant Advocate, Irish Missionary Magazine and Christian Watchman, volume III, London: Houlston and Stoneman, […]; Dublin: P. D. Hardy & Sons, pages 1–2:]
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Men like Stuart who had no desire to extol Coleridge's virtues, and other witnesses quite as hostile, to whom a moral dereliction could hardly be a mortal offence, were loud in praise of the purity of his walk in life. [1887, Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, Sir Hall Caine, John Parker Anderson, Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, page 136:]
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Extol thee—could I—then I will / By saying nothing new, / But just the tritest truth / That thou art heavenly. [a. 1887 (date written), Emily Dickinson, “(please specify the chapter or poem)”, in M[abel] L[oomis] Todd and M[illicent] T[odd] Bingham, editors, Bolts of Melody, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, published 1945, page 173:]
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Maimonides, the 12th century scholar, rabbi and physician also extolled the health benefits of wine in moderation. [2022 January 22, Jonathan Reiner, “If you think that glass of wine is good for you, it’s time to reconsider”, in CNN:]
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In the meantime, I have an opportunity of extolling the virtues of his Liverpool & Manchester Railway Atlas, which appeared last year and has already had its second print-run. [2022 February 23, Barry Doe, “Liverpool & Manchester Atlas is excellent value”, in RAIL, number 951, page 60:]
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Instead, we retreat into our gender-segregated media spaces where the manosphere extols stoicism and the womanosphere celebrates emotional vulnerability. [2024 April 17, David Sasaki, “The emotionally immature lives of men and women”, in The Time Capsule:]