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praised 音标拼音: [pr'ezd] Praise \ 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. Usage: 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]
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