praise

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Praised p. pr. & vb. n. Praising. ] [ OE. preisen, OF. preisier, prisier, F. priser, L. pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See Price, n., and cf. Appreciate, Praise, n., Prize, v. ] 1. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts. “I praise well thy wit.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let her own works praise her in the gates. Prov. xxxi. 31. [ 1913 Webster ]

We praise not Hector, though his name, we know,
Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to; to display the excellence of; -- applied especially to the Divine Being. [ 1913 Webster ]

Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts! Ps. cxlviii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To value; to appraise. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify. -- To Praise, Applaud, Extol. To praise is to set at high price; to applaud is to greet with clapping; to extol is to bear aloft, to exalt. We may praise in the exercise of calm judgment; we usually applaud from impulse, and on account of some specific act; we extol under the influence of high admiration, and usually in strong, if not extravagant, language. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. preis, OF. preis price, worth, value, estimation. See Praise, v., Price. ] 1. Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation. [ 1913 Webster ]

There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Praise may be expressed by an individual, and thus differs from fame, renown, and celebrity, which are always the expression of the approbation of numbers, or public commendation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship; as, a service of praise. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The object, ground, or reason of praise. [ 1913 Webster ]

He is thy praise, and he is thy God. Deut. x. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Encomium; honor; eulogy; panegyric; plaudit; applause; acclaim; eclat; commendation; laudation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Praiseworthy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Praiseworthy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A religious service mainly in song. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Appraisement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who praises. “Praisers of men.” Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An appraiser; a valuator. [ Obs. ] Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a praiseworthy manner. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]