extol
verb
[ ɪkˈstəʊl ]
• praise enthusiastically.
• "he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples"
Similar:
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,
go wild about,
be mad about,
go on about,
big someone/something up,
ballyhoo,
cry someone/something up,
laud,
panegyrize,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin extollere, from ex- ‘out, upward’ + tollere ‘raise’.
