I.pluperf. exsustulissent, Sen. Contr. 1, 6, 4), v. a., to lift out or up, to raise up, elevate (class.; esp. freq. in the trop. sense).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: (venti) fluctus extollere certant, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Ann. v. 425 ed. Vahl.): me in abietem, Att. ap. Non. 467, 19 (Rib. Trag. Rel. p. 188): “onera in jumenta,” Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 3: “alte cruentum pugionem,” Cic. Phil. 2, 12, 28: lumbos surgite atque extollite, Plaut. Ep. grex 2: neve tu umquam in gremium extollas liberorum ex te genus, Enn. ap. Cic. Or. 46, 155 (Trag. v. 347 ed. Vahl.).— Absol.: “quae sit scientia atque ars agricolarum quae circumcidat, amputet, erigat, extollat, adminiculetur,” Cic. Fin. 5, 14, 39. —
2. In partic., to erect a building (anteand post-class.); without acc., to build, Dig. 8, 5, 5.—So trop.: “parentes fabri liberūm sunt, ei fundamentum supstruont liberorum, extollunt, etc.,” Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 41. —
II. Trop., to raise, elevate, exalt: “ubi illa antiqua libertas, quae extollere jam caput debebat?” Cic. Planc. 13, 33: “fortunam (opp. deprimere),” id. Pis. 18, 41 (v. deprimo): “inferiores (opp. summittere se),” id. Lael. 20, 72: “aliquem ad caelum,” to extol, id. Fam. 12, 25, 7: “aliquem supra ceteros,” Tac. A. 6, 8: summam famam sibi, Enn. ap. Isid. Differ. 218 (Trag. v. 28 ed. Vahl.): “adolescentium animos praematuris honoribus ad superbiam,” Tac. A. 4, 17: “ne paterna nobilitas nepoti animos extolleret,” Just. 1, 4, 4; “Sen. de Ira, 1, 7: meritum alicujus verbis,” Cic. Planc. 40, 95: “nostram causam laudando,” Auct. Her. 1, 5 fin.: “aliquid in majus,” Liv. 28, 31; Plin. Ep. 3, 11, 1: “an mavis virtuperarier falso quam vero extolli?” Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 21: “Hannibalis fortunam,” to praise, Liv. 23, 43, 10: “hostem verbis,” id. 22, 25, 12: “orationem amplificationibus,” Quint. 12, 10, 62; cf.: “humilia (stilo),” id. 10, 4, 1: “animos,” Cic. Part. Or. 23, 81; Luc. 8, 345: “animus remissione sic urgetur, ut se nequeat extollere,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 23, 54: “se supra modum,” Quint. 11, 1, 16: “vocem,” to begin to speak, Vulg. Luc. 11, 27.—
B. To adorn, deck, beautify: “(hortos) a Lucullo coeptos insigni magnificentia extollebat,” Tac. A. 11, 1: “Baiarum suarum piscinas,” id. ib. 13, 21.—