Extol — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

praise, glorify, or honor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstˈoʊl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstˈəʊl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstˈəʊl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkstˈoʊl/.

Examples

extol the virtues of one's children
glorify one's spouse's cooking

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glorify exalt laud proclaim

Parts of Speech

verb	praise, glorify, or honor “extol the virtues of one's children”

Word Forms

laudatory	adjective	full of or giving praise
laudable	adjective	worthy of high praise
lauder	noun	someone who communicates high praise
extoller	noun	someone who communicates high praise
extolment	noun	an expression of approval and commendation
exaltation	noun	the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
glorification	noun	a state of high honor
glory	noun	a state of high honor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verherrlichen

loben, verherrlichen oder ehren

🇫🇷French

exalter

louer, glorifier ou honorer

🇪🇸Spanish

ensalzar

alabar, glorificar u honrar

🇮🇹Italian

esaltare

lodare, glorificare o onorare

🇳🇱Dutch

verheerlijken

prijzen, verheerlijken of eren

🇵🇹Portuguese

exaltar

elogiar, glorificar ou honrar

🇷🇺Russian

превозносить

хвалить, прославлять или чтить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रशंसा करना

प्रशंसा, महिमा, या सम्मान

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশংসা

প্রশংসা, গৌরব, বা সম্মান

🇮🇳Tamil

போற்றுதல்

புகழ், மகிமை அல்லது மரியாதை

🇮🇳Telugu

కీర్తించండి

స్తుతించండి, కీర్తించండి లేదా గౌరవించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रशंसा

प्रशंसा, गौरव किंवा सन्मान

🇮🇳Gujarati

વખાણ

વખાણ, મહિમા અથવા સન્માન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಗಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಹೊಗಳಿ, ವೈಭವೀಕರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗೌರವಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രശംസിക്കുക

സ്തുതിക്കുക, മഹത്വപ്പെടുത്തുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബഹുമാനിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ ਕਰੋ

ਉਸਤਤ, ਵਡਿਆਈ, ਜਾਂ ਸਨਮਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعریف

تعریف، تسبیح، یا عزت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颂扬

赞美、荣耀或荣誉

🇯🇵Japanese

称賛する

賞賛する、美化する、または名誉を与える

🇰🇷Korean

찬양하다

찬양하다, 영화롭게 하다, 존경하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ca ngợi

khen ngợi, tôn vinh hoặc tôn vinh

🇹🇭Thai

เฉลิม

สรรเสริญ เชิดชู หรือให้เกียรติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memuji

memuji, memuliakan, atau menghormati

🇲🇾Malay

memuji

pujian, kemuliaan, atau penghormatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمجيد

تمجيد أو تمجيد أو تكريم

🇮🇷Persian

ستایش کردن

ستایش، تجلیل یا تکریم

🇹🇷Turkish

övmek

övmek, yüceltmek veya onurlandırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַלֵל

לשבח, לפאר או לכבד

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