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| praise [ prayz ] |
noun (plural prais·es) |
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1. expression of admiration: words that express approval or admiration, e.g. for somebody's achievements or for something's good qualities
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2. worship: worship and thanks to God or a deity
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often used in the plural
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transitive verb (past and past participle praised, present participle prais·ing, 3rd person present singular prais·es) |
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1. express admiration for somebody or something: to express approval or admiration for somebody or something
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2. worship God: to give worship and thanks to God or a deity
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| [13th century. Via French< late Latin pretiare "to prize" < pretium "price"] |
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  prais·er noun |
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sing somebody's or something's praises to praise somebody or something enthusiastically
She's not one to sing her own praises.
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