praise
praise is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- verb. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.
- verb. 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.
- verb. To value; to appraise.
- verb. Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.
- verb. Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship; as, a service of praise.
- verb. The object, ground, or reason of praise.
- noun. an expression of approval and commendation
"he always appreciated praise for his work"
- noun. offering words of homage as an act of worship
"they sang a hymn of praise to God"
- verb. express approval of
"The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
Synonyms
congratulations, extolment, kudos
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in praise:
aspire, paries, persia, sirpea, spirae, spirea
Common word forms
praised, praiser, praises, praising, praiseful, praiseless
Words from these letters
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