extol

 
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstəʊl, ɛk-/

verb (extols, extolling, extolled)

[with object]
  • praise enthusiastically: he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples

Derivatives

extoller

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin extollere, from ex- 'out, upward' + tollere 'raise'