Let her own works praise her in the gates. --Prov.
xxxi. 31.
We praise not Hector, though his name, we know, Is
great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe. --Dryden.
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.
Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all
his hosts! --Ps. cxlviii.
2.
3. To value; to appraise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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.