Synonyms for praised
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : preyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : preɪz |
Définition of praised
Origin :- c.1300, "to laud, commend, flatter," from Old French preisier, variant of prisier "to praise, value," from Late Latin preciare, earlier pretiare (see price (n.)). Replaced Old English lof, hreþ.
- Specifically with God as an object from late 14c. Related: Praised; praising. Now a verb in most Germanic languages (German preis, Danish pris, etc.), but only in English is it differentiated in form from cognate price.
- adj admired
- "You are in splendid condition, Elfreda," praised Mrs. Gray.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- Lamb and Coleridge, on the other hand, have praised "Lear" as a world's masterpiece.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- He praised me greatly for all the care I had taken of his boy; and said, how finely you was come on!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Dissembling her displeasure, she praised the hammer-cloth, and especially the fringe.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Some persons will not be liberal, unless they can be praised.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- I hear that he praised me, and my part in the conversation that passed between us.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- They praised his eyes' alertness, the smoothness of his muscles.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
- They praised his manly beauty, his grace and strength of body.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
- She wanted to touch all their leaves, because, last night, he had praised them.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- They were praised as archers; but they desired to be praised as poets.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
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