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praise in English:

1. glorify glorify


To glorify is to praise or honor something or someone to an extreme degree.
To glorify is to praise or honor something or someone to an extreme degree. If you like someone, you might compliment or praise them, but glorifying takes that a step further.
To raise one's name in later generations and thereby glorify one's parents, this is the greatest expression of filial piety.

2. approbation


He surveyed the document with approbation.

3. extol


He extols the beauty of being a bachelor.
The author of the book extols the benefits of acupuncture for pain relief.
extolled the importance of encouraging creativity in schools

4. accolade


She received a Grammy Award, the highest accolade in the music business
to recive accolades
An Oscar is the highest accolade an actor can receive.
The movie is winning accolades from critics.
When you get the award for wining someting = the token of this would be the accolade.
Our work has won us accolades from countless students.
the comedy veteran has said he is delighted with the accolade.
Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.
He's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a postage stamp.
The Oscar was an accolade she's been awaiting for a long time.
Her approval was the highest accolade he could receive.
Paris Hilton has become a record breaker - but she might not be too happy at the accolade.

5. applaud


I applauded them when the tune ended.
I applaud your decision to study medicine.
As soon as the new teacher entered the classroom, the students began to applaud.
The audience applauded loudly.
I like applauding after performmance.
I applaud you for giving it thought ahead of time.
I'd like to applaud everyone who has raised money for our charity today.
At the end of the concert, everybody applauded.
These were exactly the right words, and we applaud them.
She was applauded for a full five minutes after her speech.; So let's hear some applause for these talented young performers.
The audience applauded loudly. Most people will surely applaud the decision.
The whole audience got up and started to applaud.
People applaud a singer because he sang well, or maybe because he finally stopped.

6. exalt


He would often exalt the virtues of his new wife
could hoobble or exalt

7. lionize



8. somebody for doing something



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Verb patterns

9. the act of expressing approval or admiration



English word "praise"(the act of expressing approval or admiration) occurs in sets:

Vocabulary & Grammar

10. praiseworthy


His actions during the crisis were truly praiseworthy.

11. strong approval



12. flattery


flattery will get you nowhere
People use flattery to get what they want.
The attendant is good at flattery.
He took her remarks as flattery.
No one will be caught by his flattery.
Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.
There is nothing to be gained by flattery.
The man that lays his hand upon a woman, save in the way of kindness, is a wretch whom't were gross flattery to name a coward.
It's nothing but flattery.
She is readily accessible to flattery.
... in the form of flattery and idle chit- chat.
That would be the greatest flattery anyone could say to me.
she allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice
I was really pleased when he said how well I'd done, because he isn't known for flattery.
She is proof against flattery.

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13. commendation


letter of commendation
All I want to do, here, is give you a public commendation for initiative.

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2. Lesson: Synonymous expressions

14. compliment


Sounds like a compliment
After you finish the meal, compliment the cook on the food and his culinary skills
In some cultures, a resounding belch after a meal is considered a compliment to the chef.
complimented me on my essay
It was meant as a compliment, so I didn't want to tell him that he had missed the point.
She felt herself flattered by this compliment.
... payoff is exactly the compliment of another player's payoff.
to praise, piece of praise (fish for compliments)
He kept paying me compliments on my cooking.
At first the compliments were nice; but then a New York mum asked me to teach her two-year-old how to talk like me.
Grzegorz has complimented me on the way I look
Thank you for the compliment.
I was trying to pay her a compliment.
a compliment - komplement
I would also like to compliment Mr Toubon himself on the preparation of his report.

15. credit


America bleeds credit.
May we therefore ask you for a two months' extension of credit?
He had never forgiven Adélaïde for not having those heavy breasts, those wide buttocks that are a credit to families.
Japan's ODA largely consists of concessionary yen credit repayable in 30 years, carrying an interest rate of 2% or so.
The President cannot make clouds to rain and cannot make the corn to grow, he cannot make business good; although when these things occur, political parties do claim some credit for the good things that have happened in this way.
Please tell the reservation clerk, Mr Ichiro Takahashi, your credit card number to confirm your reservation.
Credit is the amount or sum placed at a person's disposal by a bank; a loan of money.
Credit relaxation is considered necessary to shore up business.
Monetary policy in United States has been characterized by tight credit over the months.
Excessive reliance on monetary policy an attempt to curb inflation could unnecessarily constrain credit and hence business.
It is only the poor who pay cash. That's not from virtue, but because they are refused credit.
Just make sure that credit is given: "from The Herbs, by Leon Thomas, published by Herbal Life."
The police are really good at understanding "Someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of charges." It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "Someone stole my magic sword."
While long-term credit banks are authorized by law to issue bonds to raise fund, they are not allowed to take deposits the way ordinary banks are.

16. a pat on the back


"Team, give yourselves a pat on the back. Our results are in and we just had our most successful quarter ever!"
She deserves a pat on the back for keeping things going while you were away.

17. to show immense appreciation for somebody or something



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18. laud


But he also lauded organizers for raising so much money.
People often laud Christopher Columbus for all the lands that he discovered, but most are completely unaware of his numerous under-the-sea discoveries.

19. an expression of strong approval or admiration



20. encomium



21. hail


The hail cracked the window.
It's hailing.
Have you ever seen it hail?
film was hailed as a masterpiece
There was hail the size of baseballs.
His grandparents hail from Silesia.
As a rule, hail falls in summer.
Hail, milord.
Hail the Soviet Union!
You're expected to hail it as a triumph.
You simply hail the taaxi in the street
Cameron and Obama hail essential relationship
There were heavy showers of rain and hail.
He hailed me down with insults.
there was a big hail storm this afternoon, did you hear it? They were quite big hail stones

22. big up



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23. blandishment



24. adulation


This tabloid seems to have set adulation for this politician as one of its objectives.
Pop artists thrive on the adulation of their loyal fans.
This peaceful feeling had nothing to do with external adulation, and I yearned for a return to that innocent, fertile time.
He found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans.
Shame on any Member who proclaims such obscene adulation of men of blood!

25. commendable


she showed commendable modesty
This group is doing a commendable job and we are very proud of them.
commendable efforts/behaviour/bravery
The social side of this report, shown in its concern for young people coming from disadvantaged environments, is commendable.
... recognize the generosity and“ commendable efforts” of Venezuela's neighbours...
Today, their efforts have paid off and they are in possession of conclusive evidence, an achievement which is indeed commendable.

26. plaudit



27. criticise


Jon criticised me of complaining all the time.
She always criticises her husband for being sloppy.
Sometimes critics don't know what they criticise.
If you want to criticise other people, first you must improve your own methods.

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28. to speak well of somebody



29. things that you say that express your admiration and approval of someone or something