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praise
[ preyz ]
noun
- the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms:
- the offering of grateful homage in words or song, as an act of worship:
a hymn of praise to God.
Synonyms: , ,
- the state of being approved or admired:
The king lived in praise for many years.
- Archaic. a ground for praise, or a merit.
verb (used with object)
- to express approval or admiration of; commend; extol.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- to offer grateful homage to (God or a deity), as in words or song.
Synonyms: , ,
praise
/ ɪ /
noun
- the act of expressing commendation, admiration, etc
- the extolling of a deity or the rendering of homage and gratitude to a deity
- the condition of being commended, admired, etc
- archaic.the reason for praise
- sing someone's praisesto commend someone highly
verb
- to express commendation, admiration, etc, for
- to proclaim or describe the glorious attributes of (a deity) with homage and thanksgiving
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- fܱ adjective
- fܱ·ly adverb
- l adjective
- İ noun
- - adjective
- -iԲ adjective
- dzܳp verb (used with object) outpraised outpraising
- · verb (used with object) repraised repraising
- - noun
- -iԲ adjective
- p· noun verb (used with object) superpraised superpraising
- ܲ· adjective
- un·fܱ adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of praise1
Idioms and Phrases
- sing someone's praises, to praise someone publicly and enthusiastically:
He is always singing his wife's praises.
More idioms and phrases containing praise
In addition to the idiom beginning with praise , also see damn with faint praise ; sing someone's praises .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Just hours before Altman shared his image in the cricket jersey, he'd shared a post on X praising India's adoption of AI technology.
"Both he and his wife have been absolutely fantastic, honestly I cannot praise them enough."
On Radio 2, one listener texted Sheeran to offer their praise.
Aboard Air Force One en route to Miami, Florida, on Thursday, Trump praised Ms Loomer and confirmed he had met with her, calling her a "great patriot" and a "very strong person".
Republicans and Democrats praised him for his stamina and clarity.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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