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
Giacobbe	jah-KOB-be	Italian
Vilmos	VEEL-mosh	Hungarian
Thurston	['θə:stən]
Randall	['rændl]
Raine	RAYN	English (Rare)
Theodore	['θiədɔ:]