praise
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English praise, preyse, from the verb (see below). Doublet of prize. Displaced native Middle English lof from Old English lof (“praise”) and Middle English loenge, loange from Old French löenge, löange (“praise”).
Noun
praise (countable and uncountable, plural praises)
- Commendation; favourable representation in words.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:praise
- Antonym: blame
- The writer's latest novel received great praise in the media.
- You deserve praise for the hard work you've done recently.
- She gave them some faint praise for their assignments, despite not being totally convinced by the quality.
- dim praise
- Worship.
- praise of God
Derived terms
Terms derived from praise (noun)
Translations
commendation; favorable representation in words
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worship
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Etymology 2
From Middle English praisen, preisen, from Old French proisier, preisier (“to value, prize”), from Late Latin pretiō (“to value, prize”) from pretium (“price, worth, reward”). Displaced native Middle English herien from Old English herian (“to praise”).
Verb
praise (third-person singular simple present praises, present participle praising, simple past and past participle praised)
- To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
- Be sure to praise Bobby for his excellent work at school this week.
- Some of the passengers were heard praising God as the stricken plane landed safely.
Conjugation
Conjugation of praise
| infinitive | (to) praise | ||
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| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | praise | praised | |
| 2nd-person singular | praise, praisest† | praised, praisedst† | |
| 3rd-person singular | praises, praiseth† | praised | |
| plural | praise | ||
| subjunctive | praise | praised | |
| imperative | praise | — | |
| participles | praising | praised | |
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to give praise to
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Further reading
- “praise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “praise”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Irish
Adjective
praise
- inflection of pras:
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| praise | phraise | bpraise |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
praise f