English → Latin
“extol” in Latin
efferōto bring, bear, carry, take out, forth, away; transport; to carry out (of the house) for burial, bear to the grave, buryōrnōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare; to adorn, ornament, decorate; to honor, commend, praise
The English word extol itself goes back to Latin tollō, through extollō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
extol
aliquem laudibus tollere, efferre, ornare (☞ not elevare: verbis elevare aliquem = to run him down); to the skies, aliquem miris modis laudare: aliquem or aliquid miris laudibus praedicare: alicujus laudes in astra tollere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for extol?
- The usual Latin words for “extol” are efferō, ōrnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.