praise
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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, cf 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).
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- prāz, /preɪz/, /preIz/
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- Rhymes: -eɪz
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praise (plural praises)
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- See also Wikisaurus:praise
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to praise (third-person singular simple present praises, present participle praising, simple past and past participle praised)
- To give praise to.
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[edit] External links
- praise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- praise in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
