praise
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English praisen, preisen, borrowed from Old French proisier, preisier (“to value, prize”), from Late Latin pretiō (“to value, prize”) from pretium (“price, worth, reward”). See prize. Displaced native Middle English lofen, loven (“to praise”) (from Old English lofian, compare Middle English and Old English lof (“praise”), see love, lofe, loff), Middle English herien (“to praise, glorify, celebrate”) (from Old English herian), Middle English rosen (“to praise, glorify”) (from Old Norse hrósa).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
praise (countable and uncountable, plural praises)
- commendation; favourable representation in words
- The writer's latest novel received great praise in the media.
- You deserve praise for the hard work you've done recently.
- She gave them some faint praise for their assignments, despite not being totally convinced by the quality.
- dim praise
- worship
- praise of God
SynonymsEdit
- See Thesaurus:praise
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from praise (noun)
TranslationsEdit
commendation; favorable representation in words
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worship
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VerbEdit
praise (third-person singular simple present praises, present participle praising, simple past and past participle praised)
- To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
- Be sure to praise Bobby for his excellent work at school this week.
- Some of the passengers were heard praising God as the stricken plane landed safely.
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TranslationsEdit
to give praise to
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Further readingEdit
- praise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- praise in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
AnagramsEdit
Scottish GaelicEdit
NounEdit
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