verb extol praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation. exalt — Hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of. commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally. eulogise — To praise, celebrate or pay homage to someone, especially in an eloquent formal eulogy. eulogize — Praise highly in speech or writing. admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much. worship — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred. acclaim — If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically. applaud — When a group of people applaud, they clap their hands in order to show approval, for example when they have enjoyed a play or concert. celebrate — If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success. glorify — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered. laud — to praise; extol. bless — When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them. boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful. hymn — a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc. magnify — to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does. push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. rave — to talk wildly, as in delirium. root — Elihu [el -uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912. stroke — a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court. cry up — to praise highly; extol hand it to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. make much of — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake. panegyrize — to deliver or write a panegyric about; eulogize. Was this page helpful? Yes No
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