Praise

Pronunciation

• enPR: prāz, IPA: /pɹeɪz/
• Rhymes: -eɪz
• Homophones: prays, preys

Origin

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).

Full definition of praise

Noun

1. commendation; favourable representation in words
2. worship

Synonyms

• See

Antonyms

• blame
• criticize
• See

Derived terms

Verb

1. To give praise to.

Antonyms

• blame

Anagrams

• aspire
• paries
• Persia
• spirea