Word

praise, v.
(praised, praises, praising)
freq. cnt. 14

express approval of
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14

praise

sample sentences

"The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sam and Sue %s the movie

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

evaluate, assess, measure, appraise, valuate, value

hyponym

troll salute applaud glorify, exalt, proclaim, laud, extol flatter, blandish eulogize, eulogise congratulate, compliment gush, rave commend recommend, commend push, promote, advertise, advertize puff, puff up sonnet