Praise Definition
- an exclamation of surprise, joy, etc.
- to praise someone highly
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Praise
- praise be!
- sing someone's praises
Origin of Praise
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From Middle English praisen, preisen, from Old French praisier, preisier (“to value, prize"), from Late Latin pretiare (“to value, prize") from price, worth, reward. See prize. Replaced native Middle English lofen, loven (“to praise") (from Old English lofian, compare Old English and Middle English lof (“praise")), Middle English herien (“to praise, glorify, celebrate") (from Old English herian), Middle English rosen (“to praise, glorify") (from Old Norse hrósa).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English preise from preisen to praise from Old French preisier from Late Latin pretiāre to prize from Latin pretium price per-5 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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