extol vs exalt
Definitions
verb
- praise, glorify, or honor
Examples
A series of enervating campus visits is marked by interchangeably chirpy undergraduate tour guides united by their ability to walk backward while extolling the school's a capella groups and reassuring parents about the high priority placed on security.
Fragrances; an extoller of the banner of love and harmony; a promoter of the greatest peace among all nations and tribes; a kindler of the fire of the love of God in the hearts of the people; a runner to the place of martyrdom in the Cause of God; a yearner for every calamity in the love of
Wilkins is now extolling the virtues of organic farming.
Definitions
verb
- fill with sublime emotion
- heighten or intensify
- raise in rank, character, or status
- praise, glorify, or honor
Examples
Those who wish to exalt or abnegate Sullivan can do so by linking to his website, discussing his work in their blogs, or can visit the beta version of the Ego Machine online and click on either the "plus" or "minus" sign to add or deduct from Sullivan's store of (after) life points.
For it is hard not to agree with Lucio that the Duke is a ‘seemer’ manipulating the other characters for the perpetuation and exaltation of his own power.
And this, to my mind, is his distinctive failing as a writer: that he has exalted charm and mannerliness above all else.
