praise
Americannoun
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the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Synonyms:
- compliment, approbation, applause, plaudit, acclamation
- Antonyms:
- condemnation
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the offering of grateful homage in words or song, as an act of worship.
a hymn of praise to God.
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the state of being approved or admired.
The king lived in praise for many years.
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Archaic. a ground for praise, or a merit.
verb (used with object)
idioms
noun
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the act of expressing commendation, admiration, etc
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the extolling of a deity or the rendering of homage and gratitude to a deity
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the condition of being commended, admired, etc
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archaic the reason for praise
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to commend someone highly
verb
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to express commendation, admiration, etc, for
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to proclaim or describe the glorious attributes of (a deity) with homage and thanksgiving
Related Words
See approve.
Other Word Forms
- half-praised adjective
- half-praising adjective
- outpraise verb (used with object)
- praiseful adjective
- praisefully adverb
- praiseless adjective
- praiser noun
- repraise verb (used with object)
- self-praise noun
- self-praising adjective
- superpraise noun
- unpraised adjective
- unpraiseful adjective
- unpraising adjective
Etymology
Origin of praise
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English verb preisen, from Old French preisier “to value, prize,” from Late Latin pretiāre, derivative of Latin pretium “worth, reward” ( price ); noun derivative of the verb
Example Sentences
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In government, he helped oversee the widely praised Covid vaccine rollout.
From BBC
The six-part crime drama, that was filmed on Anglesey and across Gwynedd, has been praised by critics ahead of its release at the end of January.
From BBC
Google pulled well ahead in the race to develop AI with the recent launch of its Gemini 3 model, which earned praise for its speed, intelligence and creative capabilities.
The comments are a mish-mash of people praising the Trumps and Jesus, while others beg viewers to recognize the video is fake.
From Salon
The studio was also the punch line when the host was praising the success of “Sinners.”
From Los Angeles Times
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