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    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.

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      Let her own works praise her in the gates.
      Prov. xxxi. 31.

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

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    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.
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      Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts!
      Ps. cxlviii. 2.

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

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      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.
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    Praise, 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.
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      There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice.
      Rambler.

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      ☞ 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.
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    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.
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    3. The object, ground, or reason of praise.
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      He is thy praise, and he is thy God.
      Deut. x. 21.

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      Syn. -- Encomium; honor; eulogy; panegyric; plaudit; applause; acclaim; eclat; commendation; laudation.
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