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Praise: Meaning, Usage, and Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：express approval (praise)

praise 🔊

/preɪz/

v./n.

To say good things about someone or something to show you like or approve of them.

Teacher praising student with thumbs up and gold star

express approval 🔊

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/ɪkˈspres əˈpruːvəl/

v./n.

To express warm approval or admiration for someone or something.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'pretiare' (to value, prize).

💡 Mnemonic

Praise sounds like 'raise' - you raise someone's esteem by praising them.

📖 Example

The teacher praised Tom for his hard work and improvement in math. 🔊 The teacher praised Tom for his hard work and improvement in math.

🔗 Collocations

praise someone for something – to express approval of someone because of a particular quality or action

highly praised – receiving a great deal of admiration or approval

praise in public – to commend someone openly in front of others

🔄 Synonyms

commend (v.) – to formally praise someone or something, often publicly

acclaim (v.) – to praise enthusiastically and often publicly

applaud (v.) – to show approval or praise by clapping or expressing admiration

🚫 Antonyms

criticize (v.) – to express disapproval of someone or something

blame (v.) – to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong

condemn (v.) – to express strong disapproval of something, usually in a formal way

🌱 Derivatives

praiseworthy (adj.) – deserving praise

praising (adj./n.) – expressing praise; the act of praising

praised (adj./v.) – having received praise; past tense of praise

📖 Cultural Story

Praise derives from Latin 'pretium' (price). In Old French, 'preisier' meant to prize or value. The modern sense of expressing admiration emerged in Middle English.

Meaning 2：commendation (praise)

praise 🔊

/preɪz/

v./n.

Good things that are said about someone or something; expressions of approval.

Audience clapping and applauding in praise after performance

commendation 🔊

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/ˌkɑːmənˈdeɪʃən/

v./n.

Words or actions that express approval or admiration for someone or something.

📁 Category：Culture & History 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The artist received great praise for her latest painting exhibition. 🔊 The artist received great praise for her latest painting exhibition.

🔗 Collocations

win high praise – to receive a lot of approval or admiration

heap praise on – to give someone a lot of praise, often extravagantly

praise be to – used to express thanks or admiration, often in a religious context

🔄 Synonyms

acclaim (n.) – enthusiastic and public praise

applause (n.) – clapping or other sounds showing approval; general praise

commendation (n.) – formal or official praise

🚫 Antonyms

criticism (n.) – the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes

blame (n.) – responsibility for a fault or wrong; criticism

censure (n.) – strong expression of disapproval; official criticism

🌱 Derivatives

praiseworthy (adj.) – deserving praise

praiseful (adj.) – full of praise; expressing praise