praise
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English praisen, preisen, from Old French praisier, preisier (“to value, prize”), from Late Latin pretiare (“to value, prize”) from pretium "price, worth, reward". See prize. Replaced native Middle English lofen, loven (“to praise”) (from Old English lofian, compare Old English and Middle English lof (“praise”)), Middle English herien (“to praise, glorify, celebrate”) (from Old English herian), Middle English rosen (“to praise, glorify”) (from Old Norse hrōsa).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
praise (plural praises)
- commendation; favorable representation in words
- worship
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Antonyms [edit]
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Translations [edit]
commendation; favorable representation in words
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worship
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Verb [edit]
praise (third-person singular simple present praises, present participle praising, simple past and past participle praised)
- To give praise to.
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to give praise to
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External links [edit]
- praise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- praise in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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Scottish Gaelic [edit]
Noun [edit]
praisean
- genitive singular form of prais
