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praise

  [preyz] noun, verb, praised, prais⋅ing.
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–noun
1. the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
2. the offering of grateful homage in words or song, as an act of worship: a hymn of praise to God.
3. the state of being approved or admired: The king lived in praise for many years.
4. Archaic. a ground for praise, or a merit.
–verb (used with object)
5. to express approval or admiration of; commend; extol.
6. to offer grateful homage to (God or a deity), as in words or song.
—Idiom
7. sing someone's praises, to praise someone publicly and enthusiastically: He is always singing his wife's praises.
Origin:
1175–1225; (v.) ME preisen < OF preisier to value, prize < LL pretiāre, deriv. of L pretium price, worth, reward; (n.) ME, deriv. of the v.; see prize 2

Related forms:
praiseful, adjective
praise⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
praiseless, adjective
praiser, noun

Synonyms:
1. acclamation, plaudit, applause, approbation, compliment. 2. encomium, eulogy, panegyric. 5. laud, applaud, eulogize. See approve. 6. glorify, exalt, honor.

Antonyms:
1. condemnation. 5. depreciate.
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praise   (prāz)   
n.  

  1. Expression of approval, commendation, or admiration.

  2. The extolling or exaltation of a deity, ruler, or hero.

  3. Archaic A reason for praise; merit.

tr.v.   praised, prais·ing, prais·es

  1. To express warm approbation of, commendation for, or admiration for.

  2. To extol or exalt; worship.


[Middle English preise, from preisen, to praise, from Old French preisier, from Late Latin pretiāre, to prize, from Latin pretium, price; see per-5 in Indo-European roots.]
prais'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to express approval or admiration. To praise is to voice approbation, commendation, or esteem: "She was enthusiastically praising the beauties of Gothic architecture" (Francis Marion Crawford).
Acclaim usually implies hearty approbation warmly and publicly expressed: The film was highly acclaimed by many critics.
Commend suggests moderate or restrained approval, as that accorded by a superior: The judge commended the jury for their hard work.
Extol suggests exaltation or glorification: "that sign of old age, extolling the past at the expense of the present" (Sydney Smith).
Laud connotes respectful or lofty, often inordinate praise: "aspirations which are lauded up to the skies" (Charles Kingsley).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

praise  (v.)
c.1225, from O.Fr. preisier "to praise, value," from L.L. preciare, earlier pretiare (c.550, see price). Replaced O.E. lof, hreþ. The noun is attested from c.1430, not common until 16c. Now a verb in most Gmc. langs. (Ger. preis, Dan. pris, etc.), but only in Eng. is it differentiated in form from cognate price. Praiseworthy is first recorded 1538.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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