praise
verb/iluˈʒjaɾ/high
e·lo·gi·ar
Definition
To express warm approval or admiration of someone or something.
The manager praised the team for their hard work.
Critics praised the film for its originality.
Common collocations
praise someone's workpraise publiclypraise highlydeserve praise
Idiomatic expressions
- praise to the skies (to praise excessively)
Etymology
Do latim 'elogiare' (louvar).