extol
Sing praises of
To extol is to praise highly or enthusiastically: The coach extolled the team's defensive performance.
The word carries a sense of elevation—lifting something up through praise.
It's slightly formal, appearing more often in written than spoken English: Critics extolled the novel as a masterpiece.
To voice high esteem
- commendExpress approval of
- applaudClap to show praise
- celebrateHonor through festivity
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
compliment · admire · approve · appreciate · endorse · congratulate · salute · hail
Religious reverence and praise
- idolizeRevere to excess
- revereDeeply respect and admire
- venerateHonor with deep respect
- adulatePraise to excess
deify · canonize · sanctify · magnify · lionize · enshrine · apotheosize · hero-worship
State something officially
- declareState officially
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- heraldOfficial news announcer
publicize · promote · tout · champion · advocate · speak highly · rave · gush
Offering of respect
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
- commemorateHonor the memory of
- memorializeHonor through lasting tribute
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
elegy · valediction · epitaph · encomium · laudation · remembrance · testament · homage
laud
To voice high esteem
acclaim · compliment · admire · approve · appreciate · endorse · congratulate · salute · hail · cheer
worship
Religious reverence and praise
adulate · deify · canonize · sanctify · magnify · lionize · enshrine · apotheosize · hero-worship · idealize
announce
State something officially
herald · publicize · promote · tout · champion · advocate · speak highly · rave · gush · rhapsodize
tribute
Offering of respect
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
- commemorateHonor the memory of
- memorializeHonor through lasting tribute
obituary · elegy · valediction · epitaph · encomium · laudation · remembrance · testament · homage · requiem
- praiselauding, compliments, laudation, accolades, great job
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, praise God, evening prayer
- approvalapprove, approval rating, agree, accept, thumbs-up
- celebrationcelebration, celebrate, party, festive, festivity
- promotionpromote, advertise, market, sell, endorse
- venerationvenerate, revere, reverence, glorify, worship