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  Definition of praise
  1. an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"
  2. offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"
  3. express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
Similar Words: congratulations, kudos

 

Hyponyms: superlative, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean, recommendation, testimonial, good word, compliment, hallelujah, troll, salute, applaud, laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim, flatter, blandish, eulogize, eulogise, congratulate, rave, gush, commend, recommend, advertise, advertize, promote, push, puff, puff up, sonnet

 

Derivational Morphology: congratulations, kudos

 

Anagrams: paries, Persia, spirea, aspire

 

Language Translations:
Chinese: 赞扬   Danish: ros  
Dutch: loven   Finnish: ylistää  
French: louer   German: loben  
Hungarian: dicsérni   Italian: lodare  
Japanese: 褒める   Korean: 칭찬하다  
Kurdish: pesinandin   Latin: laudare  
Portuguese: louvar   Russian: хвалить  
Swedish: lova   Telugu: పొగడు  
 
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