extol laud
1extol — laud, *praise, eulogize, acclaim Analogous words: applaud, *commend, compliment: *exalt, magnify, aggrandize Antonyms: decry: abase (oneself) Contrasted words: depreciate, disparage, detract, derogate, belittle, minimize (see DECRY): denounce,… …
2Extol — Ex*tol , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extolling}.] [L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take up, or raise: cf. OF. extoller. See {Tollerate}, and cf. {Flate}.] 1. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate. [Obs.] [1913… …
3laud — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. lauder praise, extol, from L. laudere to praise, commend, honor, extol, eulogize, from laus (gen. laudis) praise, fame glory. Probably cognate with O.E. leoð song, poem, hymn, from P.Gmc. *leuthan (Cf. O.N. ljoð strophe …
4Laud — Laud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lauding}.] [L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. {Allow}.] To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol. [1913 Webster] With all the company of heaven, we… …
5extol — [v] sing the praises of acclaim, applaud, bless, boost, brag about, celebrate, commend, cry up*, eulogize, exalt, give a boost to, give a bouquet*, glorify, hand it to*, hats off to*, hear it for*, hymn, laud, magnify, make much of, panegyrize,… …
6extol — or extoll [ek stōl′, ekstäl′; ik stōl′, ikstäl′] vt. extolled, extolling [ME extollen < L extollere, to raise up < ex , out, up + tollere, to raise: see TOLERATE] to praise highly; laud SYN. PRAISE extoller n. extolment n. extollment …
7laud — vb extol, eulogize, *praise, acclaim Analogous words: magnify, aggrandize, *exalt: worship, adore, venerate, *revere, reverence: *commend, applaud, compliment Antonyms: revile Contrasted words: *decry, d …
8laud — [v] acclaim, praise admire, adore, approve, bless, boost, build up, celebrate, commend, compliment, cry up, eulogize, extol, flatter, glorify, hand it to*, honor, hymn, magnify, panegyrize, pat on the back*, revere, reverence, sing the praises… …
9laud — [lôd] n. [ME laude < OFr < ML(Ec) laudes, pl. < L laus (gen. laudis), glory, praise < ? IE echoic base * lēu > OE leoth, Ger lied, song] 1. praise 2. any song or hymn of praise 3. [often L ] [pl., usually with sing. v.] the service …
10extol — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. praise, applaud, commend, glorify, celebrate, exalt. See approbation.Ant., defame, run down. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. laud, exalt, acclaim, eulogize; see praise 1 , worship 2 . See Synonym Study at… …