praise

English

Etymology

From Middle English praisen, preisen, borrowed from Old French proisier, preisier (“to value, prize”), from Late Latin pretiō (“to value, prize”) from pretium (“price, worth, reward”). See prize. Displaced native Old English lof and hering (“praise”) as well as herian (“to praise”).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: prāz, IPA(key): /pɹeɪz/
  • Audio (GA)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪz
  • Homophones: prays, preys

Noun

praise (countable and uncountable, plural praises)

  1. 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
  2. Worship.
    praise of God

Derived terms
Terms derived from praise (noun)

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Verb

praise (third-person singular simple present praises, present participle praising, simple past and past participle praised)

  1. 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
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

†Archaic or obsolete.

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Further reading
  • praise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • praise in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

Anagrams

Irish

Adjective

praise

  1. inflection of pras:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. comparative degree

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

  1. genitive singular of prais
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