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The word of the day is ‘extol’.
The word extol is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
The past tense of the word extol is extolled.
Extol means:
1. To praise someone with great enthusiasm
2. Sing praises
1. To extol the present and future of these Western towns seemed a fixed habit.
2. But it finds its own success at last, and then the prudent also extol.
3. Verily I extol unto thee God, beside whom there is no other God.
4. He extolled the virtues of the Russian people.
Some synonyms of the word extol are:
praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, heap praise on, eulogize, rhapsodize over, rave about, enthuse about/over, gush about/over, throw bouquets at, express delight over, acclaim, etc.
Some antonyms of the word extol are:
blame, castigate, censure, condemn, criticize, debase, denounce, disapprove, humiliate, decrease, discourage, etc.
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Quotation:
I don’t get involved in criticizing or extolling really good artists who do their job. That’s for other people.
Neal Adams
Social Example:
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