transitive verb
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Synonyms
bless, carol, celebrate, emblazon, exalt, glorify, hymn, laud, magnify, praise, resound
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15th century, in the meaning defined above
Middle English, from Latin extollere, from ex- + tollere to lift up — more at tolerate
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