praise+highly

  • 1praise — I n. 1) to earn praise 2) to bestow, heap, lavish praise on smb. 3) to give praise to smb. 4) to sing smb. s praises 5) faint; fulsome; glowing, high, strong, unrestrained. unstinting praise 6) praise for 7) in praise of 8) (misc.) a chorus of… …

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  • 2praise — praise, laud, acclaim, extol, eulogize mean to express approbation or esteem. Praise often implies no more than warmly expressed commendation {what we admire we praise, and when we praise, advance it into notice Cowper} When specifically referred …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 3praise — [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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  • 4praise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, effusive, extravagant, fulsome, glowing, great, high, lavish, special, unstinting …

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  • 5praise — praise1 [preız] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: preisier, from Late Latin pretiare to value highly , from Latin pretium; PRICE1] 1.) to say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publicly ≠ ↑criticize ▪ Jane …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6praise — 1 verb (T) 1 to say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publicly: The play was praised by the critics when it was first shown on Broadway. | praise sb/sth for sth: The Mayor praised the rescue team for their courage. | …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7praise */*/ — 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… …

    English dictionary

  • 8praise — praise1 [ preız ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to express strong approval or admiration for someone or something, especially in public: Mayor Dixon praised the efforts of those involved in the rescue. highly praise: The painting of St. Basil s… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9praise — 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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  • 10praise — 01. Children need constant [praise] in order develop their self esteem. 02. Working as a paramedic is a very [praiseworthy] profession. 03. Someone once said that the test of any man s character is how he takes [praise]. 04. A wise man once… …

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