US /bɪˈpreɪz/ UK /bɪˈpreɪz/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to praise greatly or lavishly (archaic)

    The courtiers would bepraise the king's every whim.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to praise greatly or... extollaudexaltglorifycommendacclaim
Opposites
Word family
Related forms praiseappraise

Etymology

From be- (intensive) + praise, from Old French preisier ('to prize, praise'), from Late Latin pretiāre ('to value'), from Latin pretium ('price, worth').

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