estollere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin extollere, present active infinitive of extollō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtɔl.le.re/
  • Stress: estòllere
  • Hyphenation: e‧stol‧le‧re
  • Rhymes: -ɔllere

Verb

estollere (literary)

  1. (transitive) to raise, lift
    Synonyms: alzare, innalzare
    • 1835, Giacomo Leopardi, “La ginestra, o il fiore del deserto [The Broom, or The Desert's Flower]”, in Canti, Bari: Einaudi, published 1917, page 131:
      fuggitivo, appelli ¶ vil chi lui segue, e solo ¶ magnanimo colui ¶ che sé schernendo o gli altri, astuto o folle, ¶ fin sopra gli astri il mortal grado estolle.
      in flight, you call him who pursues it vile, and only him great of heart who, foolishly or cunningly mocking himself or others, raises our human state above the stars.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to extol, exalt, praise
    Synonyms: celebrare, esaltare

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • estollere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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