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praise¹

  • /pɹeɪz/ US, UK
  • /pɹɛjz/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /pɹæɪz/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /pɾez/ Scotland
  • [pɾeːz] Scotland
  • /pɾeiz/ Wales

Sounds like prays, preys · Rhymes with -eɪz

Where it comes from

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 praises

  1. countable, uncountable Commendation; favourable representation in words. The writer's latest novel received great praise in the media.
  2. countable, uncountable Worship, glorification, adoration. praise of God

Similar: accolade, approbation, approval, attaboy, appreciation, compliment, commend, commendation, congratulation, douceur, encomium, encouragement

praise²

  • /pɹeɪz/ US, UK
  • /pɹɛjz/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /pɹæɪz/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /pɾez/ Scotland
  • [pɾeːz] Scotland
  • /pɾeiz/ Wales

Sounds like prays, preys · Rhymes with -eɪz

Where it comes from

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 praises · praising · praised · praise

  1. To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship. Be sure to praise Bobby for his excellent work at school this week.

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