extol
ik-STOHLverbMeaning to praise enthusiastically
Memory hook ex-TOL: lifted up EXTRA TALL. After the beach volleyball final, the team lifts Rosa onto their shoulders and sings her praises. To lift someone up with praise is to extol her.
Nana never stops extolling the virtues of a good night’s sleep.
In context In every speech, the coach extolled her team’s hard work, praising the players’ early-morning practices even more than their victories.
Similar celebrate, rave about, sing the praises of
Opposite criticize, disparage, belittle
From Latin extollere, “to lift up”: ex (out, up) + tollere (to raise).