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1. (n.) praise
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation.
2. praise
the offering of grateful homage in words or song as an act of worship.
3. praise
the state of being approved or admired.
4. praise
Archaic. a ground for praise; merit.
5. (v.t.) praise
to express approval or admiration of; commend.
6. praise
to offer grateful homage to (God or a deity), as in words or song.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME preisen < OF preisier to value, prize < LL pretiāre, der. of L pretiumprice , worth, reward; cf. prize2)
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1. (noun) praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment
an expression of approval and commendation
"he always appreciated praise for his work"
2. (verb) praise
offering words of homage as an act of worship
"they sang a hymn of praise to God"
3. (verb) praise
express approval of
"The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
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1. (noun) praise
things sb says about sb or sth that show approval
Children need praise from their parents.; a film that has received high praise; He wrote an article in praise of the new leader.
2. praise
things said or sung to worship God
Lift your voices in praise.
3. (verb) praise
to say things that show approval
Be sure to praise the dog for obeying.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. praise
to commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts
2. praise
to extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to; to display the excellence of; -- applied especially to the Divine Being
3. praise
to value; to appraise
4. praise
commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation
5. praise
especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship; as, a service of praise
6. praise
the object, ground, or reason of praise
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Sense: to express admiration or approval of; to commend
He praised her singing.
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 Afrikaans: prys |
 Arabic: يَمْدَحُ |
 Bulgarian: хваля |
 Brazilian: elogiar |
 Czech: chválit |
 German: loben |
 Danish: rose |
 Greek: επαινώ, εκθειάζω |
 Spanish: elogiar |
 Estonian: kiitma |
 Farsi: تحسین کردن |
 Finnish: kehua |
 French: faire l'éloge de |
 Hebrew: לְשַׁבֵּחַ |
 Hindi: प्रशंसा करना |
 Croatian: hvaljenje |
 Hungarian: dicsér |
 Indonesian: memuji |
 Icelandic: lofa |
 Italian: elogiare |
 Japanese: ほめる |
 Korean: 칭찬하다 |
 Lithuanian: girti |
 Latvian: []slavēt |
 Malay: memuji |
 Dutch: prijzen |
 Norwegian: rose |
 Polish: chwalić |
 Persian: تحسین کردن |
 Pashto: ستايل |
 Portuguese: louvar |
 Romanian: a elogia |
 Russian: хвалить |
 Slovak: chváliť |
 Slovenian: hvaliti |
 Serbian: hvaliti |
 Swedish: berömma, lovorda |
 Thai: สรรเสริญ |
 Turkish: övmek |
 Taiwanese: 稱讚，表揚 |
 Ukrainian: хвалити |
 Urdu: تعريف کرنا |
 Vietnamese: khen ngợi |
 Chinese: 称赞，表扬 |
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