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/oh"veuhr prayz"/, v., overpraised, overpraising, n.v.t.1. to praise excessively or unduly.n.2. excessive or undeserved praise.[1350-1400; ME overpreisen (v.); see OVER-, PRAISE]
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Overpraise — O ver*praise , v. t. [Cf. {Overprize}, {Superpraise}.] To praise excessively or unduly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overpraise — index doxology, exaggeration, overestimate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overpraise — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
overpraise — verb To praise to an excessive degree … Wiktionary
overpraise — v. praise excessively; give undeserved praise … English contemporary dictionary
overpraise — o ver•praise′ v. t. n. praised, prais•ing … From formal English to slang
overpraise — /oʊvəˈpreɪz/ (say ohvuh prayz) verb (t) (overpraised, overpraising) to praise to an excessive degree …
overpraise — verb praise excessively • Hypernyms: ↑overdo, ↑exaggerate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody Something s somebody Something s something … Useful english dictionary
compliment — n 1. praise, tribute, homage, honor, commendation, laudation, celebration, exaltation, extolment, glorification, adulation; eulogy, encomium, panegyric, good word, blurb; flattery, trumpetry, puffery, crying up, singing [s.o. s] praises, praising … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
puff — n 1. whiff, whiffet, breath, flurry, small cloud; gust, short blast; huff, pant, wind. 2. swelling, lump, protuberance, projection, tuberosity, Anat. condyle, protrusion; node, nodule, bulb; growth, excrescence, excretion, Biol. auxesis,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
