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praise
(mass) | praise
- chvála, chváliť |
praise
(encz) | praise,chvála n: Pavel Cvrček |
praise
(encz) | praise,chválit v: Zdeněk Brož |
praise
(encz) | praise,pochvala n: Zdeněk Brož |
praise
(encz) | praise,uznávat v: Zdeněk Brož |
praise
(encz) | praise,velebit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Praise
(gcide) | Praise \Praise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Praised; p. pr. & vb. n.
Praising.] [OE. preisen, OF. preisier, prisier, F. priser,
L. pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See Price, n., and
cf. Appreciate, Praise, n., Prize, v.]
1. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to
laud; -- applied to a person or his acts. "I praise well
thy wit." --Chaucer.
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Let her own works praise her in the gates. --Prov.
xxxi. 31.
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We praise not Hector, though his name, we know,
Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe.
--Dryden.
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2. To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on
account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to;
to display the excellence of; -- applied especially to the
Divine Being.
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Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all
his hosts! --Ps. cxlviii.
2.
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3. To value; to appraise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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Syn: To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify.
Usage: To Praise, Applaud, Extol. To praise is to set
at high price; to applaud is to greet with clapping;
to extol is to bear aloft, to exalt. We may praise in
the exercise of calm judgment; we usually applaud from
impulse, and on account of some specific act; we extol
under the influence of high admiration, and usually in
strong, if not extravagant, language.
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Praise
(gcide) | Praise \Praise\, n. [OE. preis, OF. preis price, worth, value,
estimation. See Praise, v., Price.]
1. Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered
because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.
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There are men who always confound the praise of
goodness with the practice. --Rambler.
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Note: Praise may be expressed by an individual, and thus
differs from fame, renown, and celebrity, which are
always the expression of the approbation of numbers, or
public commendation.
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2. Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage
rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or
extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by
song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship;
as, a service of praise.
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3. The object, ground, or reason of praise.
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He is thy praise, and he is thy God. --Deut. x.??.
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Syn: Encomium; honor; eulogy; panegyric; plaudit; applause;
acclaim; eclat; commendation; laudation.
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praise
(wn) | praise
n 1: an expression of approval and commendation; "he always
appreciated praise for his work" [syn: praise,
congratulations, kudos, extolment]
2: offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a
hymn of praise to God"
v 1: express approval of; "The parents praised their children
for their academic performance" [ant: criticise,
criticize, knock, pick apart] |
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appraise
(mass) | appraise
- oceniť |
appraisement
(mass) | appraisement
- ocenenie, ohodnotenie |
praise
(mass) | praise
- chvála, chváliť |
appraise
(encz) | appraise,ocenit v: appraise,odhadnout v: RNDr. Pavel Piskačappraise,zhodnotit v: |
appraised
(encz) | appraised,ocenil v: Zdeněk Brožappraised,zhodnotil v: Zdeněk Brož |
appraisement
(encz) | appraisement,ocenění n: Zdeněk Brožappraisement,ohodnocení n: Zdeněk Brož |
appraiser
(encz) | appraiser,odhadce n: Zdeněk Brožappraiser,znalec (odhadce) Pavel Cvrček |
dispraise
(encz) | dispraise,odsuzování n: Zdeněk Broždispraise,odsuzovat v: Zdeněk Broždispraise,snižování n: Zdeněk Brož |
overpraise
(encz) | overpraise,přechválit v: Zdeněk Brož |
praise
(encz) | praise,chvála n: Pavel Cvrčekpraise,chválit v: Zdeněk Brožpraise,pochvala n: Zdeněk Brožpraise,uznávat v: Zdeněk Brožpraise,velebit v: Zdeněk Brož |
praise him to the skies
(encz) | praise him to the skies, |
praised
(encz) | praised,chválený adj: Zdeněk Brožpraised,pochválený adj: Zdeněk Brožpraised,velebený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
praiseful
(encz) | praiseful,chvályhodný adj: Zdeněk Brožpraiseful,pochvalný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
praiser
(encz) | praiser, |
praises
(encz) | praises,chválí Zdeněk Brož |
praiseworthily
(encz) | praiseworthily, adv: |
praiseworthiness
(encz) | praiseworthiness, |
praiseworthy
(encz) | praiseworthy,chvalitebný adj: Zdeněk Brožpraiseworthy,chvályhodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
reappraise
(encz) | reappraise,přehodnotit v: Zdeněk Brož |
reappraised
(encz) | reappraised,přehodnocený adj: Zdeněk Brožreappraised,přehodnotil v: Zdeněk Brožreappraised,reklasifikovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
self-praise
(encz) | self-praise, n: |
sing his praises
(encz) | sing his praises, |
upraise
(encz) | upraise,povznést v: Zdeněk Brožupraise,pozdvihnout v: Zdeněk Brožupraise,pozvednout v: Zdeněk Brož |
upraised
(encz) | upraised, |
all praise and credit
(czen) | All Praise And Credit,APAC[zkr.] |
Appraise
(gcide) | Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. &
vb. n. Appraising.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise,
Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]
1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by
persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods
and chattels.
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2. To estimate; to conjecture.
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Enoch . . . appraised his weight. --Tennyson.
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3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning.
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Appraised the Lycian custom. --Tennyson.
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Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,
and sometimes written, apprize.
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Appraised
(gcide) | Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. &
vb. n. Appraising.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise,
Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]
1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by
persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods
and chattels.
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2. To estimate; to conjecture.
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Enoch . . . appraised his weight. --Tennyson.
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3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning.
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Appraised the Lycian custom. --Tennyson.
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Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,
and sometimes written, apprize.
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Appraisement
(gcide) | Appraisement \Ap*praise"ment\, n. [See Appraise. Cf.
Apprizement.]
The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser;
estimation of worth.
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Appraiser
(gcide) | Appraiser \Ap*prais"er\, n. [See Appraise, Apprizer.]
One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to
estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.
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Bepraise
(gcide) | Bepraise \Be*praise"\, v. t.
To praise greatly or extravagantly. --Goldsmith.
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Dispraise
(gcide) | Dispraise \Dis*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispraised; p.
pr. & vb. n. Dispraising.] [OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier,
despreisier, F. d['e]priser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + prisier,
F. priser, to prize, praise. See Praise, and cf.
Disprize, Depreciate.]
To withdraw praise from; to notice with disapprobation or
some degree of censure; to disparage; to blame.
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Dispraising the power of his adversaries. --Chaucer.
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I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked
might not fall in love with him. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Dispraise \Dis*praise"\, n. [Cf. OF. despris. See Dispraise,
v. t.]
The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach;
disparagement. --Dryden.
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In praise and in dispraise the same. --Tennyson.
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Dispraised
(gcide) | Dispraise \Dis*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispraised; p.
pr. & vb. n. Dispraising.] [OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier,
despreisier, F. d['e]priser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + prisier,
F. priser, to prize, praise. See Praise, and cf.
Disprize, Depreciate.]
To withdraw praise from; to notice with disapprobation or
some degree of censure; to disparage; to blame.
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Dispraising the power of his adversaries. --Chaucer.
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I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked
might not fall in love with him. --Shak.
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Dispraiser
(gcide) | Dispraiser \Dis*prais"er\, n.
One who blames or dispraises.
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Mispraise
(gcide) | Mispraise \Mis*praise"\, v. t.
To praise amiss.
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Overpraise
(gcide) | Overpraise \O`ver*praise"\, v. t. [Cf. Overprize,
Superpraise.]
To praise excessively or unduly.
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Praised
(gcide) | Praise \Praise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Praised; p. pr. & vb. n.
Praising.] [OE. preisen, OF. preisier, prisier, F. priser,
L. pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See Price, n., and
cf. Appreciate, Praise, n., Prize, v.]
1. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to
laud; -- applied to a person or his acts. "I praise well
thy wit." --Chaucer.
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Let her own works praise her in the gates. --Prov.
xxxi. 31.
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We praise not Hector, though his name, we know,
Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe.
--Dryden.
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2. To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on
account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to;
to display the excellence of; -- applied especially to the
Divine Being.
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Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all
his hosts! --Ps. cxlviii.
2.
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3. To value; to appraise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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Syn: To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify.
Usage: To Praise, Applaud, Extol. To praise is to set
at high price; to applaud is to greet with clapping;
to extol is to bear aloft, to exalt. We may praise in
the exercise of calm judgment; we usually applaud from
impulse, and on account of some specific act; we extol
under the influence of high admiration, and usually in
strong, if not extravagant, language.
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Praiseful
(gcide) | Praiseful \Praise"ful\, a.
Praiseworthy. [Obs.]
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Praiseworthy. [Obs.]
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Praiseless
(gcide) | Praiseless \Praise"less\, a.
Without praise or approbation.
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Praise-meeting
(gcide) | Praise-meeting \Praise"-meet`*ing\, n.
A religious service mainly in song. [Local, U. S.]
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Praisement
(gcide) | Praisement \Praise"ment\, n.
Appraisement. [Obs.]
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Praiser
(gcide) | Praiser \Prais"er\, n.
1. One who praises. "Praisers of men." --Sir P. Sidney.
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2. An appraiser; a valuator. [Obs.] --Sir T. North.
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Praiseworthily
(gcide) | Praiseworthily \Praise"wor`thi*ly\, adv.
In a praiseworthy manner. --Spenser.
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Praiseworthiness
(gcide) | Praiseworthiness \Praise"wor`thi*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
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Praiseworthy
(gcide) | Praiseworthy \Praise"wor`thy\, a.
Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy
action; he was praiseworthy. --Arbuthnot.
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Self-praise
(gcide) | Self-praise \Self"-praise`\, n.
Praise of one's self.
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Superpraise
(gcide) | Superpraise \Su`per*praise"\, v. t.
To praise to excess.
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To vow, and swear, and superpraise my parts. --Shak.
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Underpraise
(gcide) | Underpraise \Un`der*praise"\, v. t.
To praise below desert.
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Unpraise
(gcide) | Unpraise \Un*praise"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + praise.]
To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [R.]
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Unpraised
(gcide) | Unpraised \Unpraised\
See praised. |
Upraise
(gcide) | Upraise \Up*raise"\, v. t.
To raise; to lift up.
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appraise
(wn) | appraise
v 1: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent,
or significance of; "I will have the family jewels
appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when
taking a risk" [syn: measure, evaluate, valuate,
assess, appraise, value]
2: consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation
carefully before acting" [syn: survey, appraise] |
appraiser
(wn) | appraiser
n 1: one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality
of things [syn: appraiser, valuator]
2: one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who
guarantees validity [syn: appraiser, authenticator] |
dispraise
(wn) | dispraise
n 1: the act of speaking contemptuously of [syn:
disparagement, dispraise] |
overpraise
(wn) | overpraise
v 1: praise excessively |
praise
(wn) | praise
n 1: an expression of approval and commendation; "he always
appreciated praise for his work" [syn: praise,
congratulations, kudos, extolment]
2: offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a
hymn of praise to God"
v 1: express approval of; "The parents praised their children
for their academic performance" [ant: criticise,
criticize, knock, pick apart] |
praiseful
(wn) | praiseful
adj 1: full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" [syn:
laudatory, praiseful, praising] |
praiseworthily
(wn) | praiseworthily
adv 1: in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were
admirably normal" [syn: admirably, laudably,
praiseworthily, commendable] |
praiseworthiness
(wn) | praiseworthiness
n 1: the quality of being worthy of praise [syn:
praiseworthiness, laudability, laudableness] |
praiseworthy
(wn) | praiseworthy
adj 1: worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the
environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable
motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant
and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn:
applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy] |
reappraise
(wn) | reappraise
v 1: appraise anew; "Homes in our town are reappraised every
five years and taxes are increased accordingly" |
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