Formal+praise

  • 1praise — [prāz] vt. praised, praising [ME praisen < OFr preisier < LL pretiare < L pretium, worth, PRICE] 1. Obs. to set a price on; appraise 2. to commend the worth of; express approval or admiration of 3. to laud the glory of (God, etc.), as in …

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  • 2praise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. commendation, acclaim, approval, applause; eulogy; homage; benediction, thanksgiving, grace. v. t. acclaim, approve, commend, extol, eulogize, applaud; glorify, laud. See approbation, gratitude. Ant …

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  • 3praise — 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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  • 4praise */*/ — I UK [preɪz] / US verb [transitive] Word forms praise : present tense I/you/we/they praise he/she/it praises present participle praising past tense praised past participle praised Ways of praising someone: Well done → the most common way of… …

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  • 5encomium — noun (plural miums; also encomia) Etymology: Latin, from Greek enkōmion, from en in + kōmos revel, celebration Date: 1567 glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise; also an expression of this Synonyms: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, tribute, citation… …

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  • 6qasída —    The qasída is a classical genre of Arabic verse that seems to have originated in the oral poetry of pre Islamic Bedouin society in the early sixth century. The written genre became a standard poetic form throughout the Muslim world, and was… …

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  • 7laud — [lɔ:d] verb formal praise highly, especially in a public context. noun archaic praise. Derivatives laudation noun Origin ME: the noun from OFr. laude, the verb from L. laudare, both from L. laus, laud praise …

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  • 8compliment — I. n. 1. Praise, commendation, encomium, laudation, good word. 2. Formal praise, hollow commendation, empty encomium, flattering remark, ceremonious phrase or flattery. II. v. a. 1. Praise, commend, flatter (by expressions of civility). 2.… …

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  • 9mention — [[t]me̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ mentions, mentioning, mentioned 1) VERB If you mention something, you say something about it, usually briefly. [V n/ ing] She did not mention her mother s absence... [V n to n] I may not have mentioned it to her... [V that]… …

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  • 10laud — ► VERB formal ▪ praise highly. DERIVATIVES laudation noun. ORIGIN Latin laudare, from laus praise …

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