Praised

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Praise \Praise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Praised}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Praising}.] [OE. preisen, OF. preisier, prisier, F. priser,
     L. pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See {Price}, n., and
     cf. {Appreciate}, {Praise}, n., {Prize}, v.]
     1. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to
        laud; -- applied to a person or his acts. "I praise well


        thy wit." --Chaucer.
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              Let her own works praise her in the gates. --Prov.
                                                    xxxi. 31.
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              We praise not Hector, though his name, we know,
              Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. 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.
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              Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all
              his hosts!                            --Ps. cxlviii.
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     3. To value; to appraise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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     Syn: To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify.
  
     Usage: To {Praise}, {Applaud}, {Extol}. To praise is to set
            at high price; to applaud is to greet with clapping;
            to extol is to bear aloft, to exalt. We may praise in
            the exercise of calm judgment; we usually applaud from
            impulse, and on account of some specific act; we extol
            under the influence of high admiration, and usually in
            strong, if not extravagant, language.
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