2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person. Wherein have I so deserved of you, That you extol me thus Shak.
Syn.
— To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify.
See Praise.
EXTOLLER
Ex*tol"ler, n.
Defn: One who extols; one who praises.
EXTOLMENT
Ex*tol"ment, n.
Defn: Praise. [Obs.] Shak.
EXTORSIVE
Ex*tor"sive, a. Etym: [See Extort.]
Defn: Serving or tending to extort. [R.] Johnson.
— Ex*tor"sive*ly, adv. [R.]
EXTORT
Ex*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Extorting.]
Etym: [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist or wrench out, to
extort; ex out + torquere to turn about, twist. See Torsion.]
1. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.