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bepraise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bepraise
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To praise greatly or extravagantly.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English praise English bepraise From be- + praise.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bepraises (present, singular) bepraising (participle, present) bepraised (participle, past) bepraised (past)

Derived Forms

bepraisement bepraiser

Synonyms

exalt extol panegyrize aggrandize applaud enthrone appraise belaud bepraise commend cry up eulogize

Questions

What does bepraise mean?
To praise greatly or extravagantly.
Where does bepraise come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English praise English bepraise From be- + praise.

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