extoll the virtues of

extoll the virtues of somebody/something

(formal)

to praise the good qualities of someone or something He wrote several magazine articles extolling the virtues of country life.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Althea	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Sigfrid (2)	-	Norwegian
Bent (2)	-	Frisian
Renee	rə-NAY	English
Lau	LOW	Dutch, Limburgish
Elisa	e-LEE-zah (Italian, German), E-lee-sah (Finnish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Finnish, English