bepraise

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verb

To praise greatly or extravagantly.

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exaltextolpanegyrizeaggrandizeapplaudenthroneappraisebelaud
OriginEnglish praise ← Middle English bi- ← Old English be- →
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Meanings

verbbepraise (third-person singular simple present bepraises, present participle bepraising, simple past and past participle bepraised)

present singular third person bepraises · participle present bepraising · participle past bepraised · past bepraised

  1. transitiveTo praise greatly or extravagantly.

    Synonyms: exalt, extol, panegyrize, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo praise greatly or extravagantly.

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Also see
aggrandizeappraisebelaudcommendcry updignifyeulogizeexaltextolglorifyhonoridolizelaudmagnifypanegyrizepraisereveretransfigurevenerateworthy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Middle Englishbi-
  10. Englishbe-
  11. Englishpraise
  12. Englishbepraise

From be- + praise.

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APA

bepraise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bepraise

MLA

“bepraise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bepraise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bepraise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bepraise.

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