Praised
/preɪzd/noun
Commended or expressed approval of someone or something.
Did you know?Praise, price, prize, precious, and appreciate ultimately trace back through Latin ideas of assigning value, linking admiration with appraisal and worth.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
pretium
“Value, worth, or price”
Classical Latin
Latin
pretiare
“To value or set a price on something”
11th–12th Century
Old French
preisier / preiser
“To value, esteem, or appraise”
12th–13th Century
Anglo-Norman
preiser
“To value or commend”
13th Century
Middle English
preisen
“To praise, commend, or esteem”
Modern English
English
praise
“To express approval or admiration”
Modern English
English
praised
“Commended or expressed approval in the past tense”