bepraise

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi

Proto-Germanic *bider.

Proto-Germanic *bi-

Proto-West Germanic *bi-

Old English be-

Middle English bi-

English be-

English praise

English bepraise

From be- + praise.

Verb

bepraise (third-person singular simple present bepraises, present participle bepraising, simple past and past participle bepraised)

1. (transitive) To praise greatly or extravagantly.

   Synonyms: exalt, extol, panegyrize; see also Thesaurus:glorify

Derived terms

• bepraiser

Translations

to praise greatly or extravagantly

Anagrams

• praise be