tol- root words — words with the tol- root

The root tol- comes from Latin tollo, meaning lift, raise. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including extol, extolled, extolling. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tol- root

Explore words with tol- — words containing the tol- root and sharing its sense of "lift, raise". Examples include extol, extolled, extolling. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tol- mean?

The tol- root means lift, raise, from Latin tollo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.