different between praise vs adulate
praise
English
Etymology
From Middle English praisen, preisen, borrowed from Old French proisier, preisier (“to value, prize”), from Late Latin preti? (“to value, prize”) from pretium (“price, worth, reward”). See prize. Displaced native Middle English lofen, loven (“to praise”) (from Old English lofian, compare Middle English and Old English lof (“praise”), see love, lofe, loff), Middle English herien (“to praise, glorify, celebrate”) (from Old English herian), Middle English rosen (“to praise, glorify”) (from Old Norse hrósa).
Pronunciation
- enPR: pr?z, IPA(key): /p?e?z/
- Rhymes: -e?z
- Homophones: prays, preys
Noun
praise (countable and uncountable, plural praises)
- commendation; favourable representation in words
- worship
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:praise
Antonyms
- blame
- criticize
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Derived terms
Translations
Verb
praise (third-person singular simple present praises, present participle praising, simple past and past participle praised)
- To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
Antonyms
- blame
Derived terms
- overpraise
- underpraise
- unpraised
Translations
Further reading
- praise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- praise in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Arispe, Parise, Pearis, Persia, aspire, paires, paries, spirea
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
praise f
- genitive singular of prais
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adulate
English
Etymology
Back-formation from adulation, 1777.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æ.d???.le?t/
Verb
adulate (third-person singular simple present adulates, present participle adulating, simple past and past participle adulated)
- To flatter effusively.
Derived terms
- adulation
- adulator
- adulatory
Translations
References
Italian
Verb
adulate
- second-person plural present indicative of adulare
- second-person plural imperative of adulare
- feminine plural of adulato
Anagrams
- laudate
Latin
Participle
ad?l?te
- vocative masculine singular of ad?l?tus
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- self adulation
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