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  • 61Recommending — Recommend Rec om*mend (r?k ?m*m?nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recommended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recommending}.] [Pref. re + commend: cf. F. recommander.] 1. To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another s care, confidence, or… …

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  • 62approve — approvedly, adv. approvedness, n. approvingly, adv. /euh proohv /, v., approved, approving. v.t. 1. to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration. 2. to… …

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  • 63laud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. praise, extol, eulogize. See approbation. Ant., criticize. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. praise, eulogize, flatter, commend; see admire 1 , praise 1 , compliment 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at praise . III …

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  • 64Falsehood — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Falsehood >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 falsehood falsehood falseness Sgm: N 1 falsity falsity falsification Sgm: N 1 deception deception &c. 545 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth &c. 546 Sgm …

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  • 65recommend — (v.) late 14c., praise, present as worthy, from M.L. recommendare (early 13c.), from L. re , intensive prefix, + commendare commit to one s care, commend (see COMMEND (Cf. commend)). Related: Recommended; recommending …

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  • 66praise — 1. verb 1) the police praised Pauline for her courage Syn: commend, express admiration for, applaud, pay tribute to, speak highly of, eulogize, compliment, congratulate, sing the praises of, rave about, go into raptures about, heap praise on, wax …

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  • 67Applaud — Ap*plaud , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Applauding}.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash, to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. {Explode}.] 1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other… …

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  • 68Applauded — Applaud Ap*plaud , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Applauding}.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash, to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. {Explode}.] 1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other… …

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  • 69Applauding — Applaud Ap*plaud , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Applauding}.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash, to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. {Explode}.] 1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other… …

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  • 70Praise — 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… …

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