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extold

extold is the simple past and past participle of extol.

Meaning of extol

Verb

extol (third-person singular simple present extols, present participle extolling, simple past and past participle extolled)

  1. (transitive) To praise; to make high.
    • Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 52:13

Questions about extold

What is extold the simple past and past participle of?
Extold is the simple past and past participle of extol.

Words near extold in the dictionary

  1. extispicies
  2. extispicious
  3. extispicy
  4. extodomain
  5. extol
  6. extold
  7. extoll
  8. extollation
  9. extollations
  10. extolled
  11. extoller

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