Extol

  • 131laud — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. lauder praise, extol, from L. laudere to praise, commend, honor, extol, eulogize, from laus (gen. laudis) praise, fame glory. Probably cognate with O.E. leoð song, poem, hymn, from P.Gmc. *leuthan (Cf. O.N. ljoð strophe …

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  • 132oblate — {{11}}oblate (adj.) flattened on the ends, 1705, from M.L. oblatus flattened, from L. ob toward (see OB (Cf. ob )) + latus, abstracted from its opposite, prolatus lengthened (see OBLATE (Cf. oblate) (n.)). {{12}}oblate (n.) person devoted to… …

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