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P — Practically to Prefiguration (Part 2 of 8)

    2. Eulogy, eulogium, encomium, laud, laudation, glorification, panegyric, tribute of praise.
    3. Glorification, homage, worship, tribute of gratitude, exaltation, extolling, Te Deum, Laus Deo, Gloria in excelsis, Gloria, hosanna, alleluia.
    4. Fame, renown, celebrity, distinction, honor, glory.
    5. Merit, desert, praiseworthiness, ground for praise.

Praise, v. a.

    1. Commend, approve, approbate, applaud.
    2. Extol, eulogize, panegyrize, celebrate, laud.
    3. Magnify, glorify, exalt, worship, adore, bless, do homage to, do honor to.

Praiseworthy, a. Commendable, laudable, meritorious, deserving of approbation.

Prank, n. Caper, frolic, antic, gambol, trick.

Prank, v. a. Bedizen, begaud, trick out.

Prank, v. n. Make ostentation, make a gaudy show.

Pranked out. Bedizened, jaunty, showy, ostentatious, finical, airy, gairish, flashy.

Prankish, a. Sportive, playful, frolicsome, game-some, antic, mischievous, full of play, full of fun.

Prate, v. n. Prattle, chatter, tattle, babble, gabble, palaver, jabber, be loquacious, be garrulous.

Prate, v. a. Tell (foolishly), babble, utter, prate about.

Prate, n. Prattle, gabble, chatter, twaddle, palaver, idle talk, childish talk, twattle, non-sense.

Prater, n. Chatterer, rattle-head, prattler, tattler, babbler, gabbler, palaverer.

Prattle, v. n. See Prate.

Prattle, n. See Prate.

Pray, v. a. Ask (earnestly), request, entreat, importune, beseech, supplicate, implore, beg, petition, invoke, conjure, call upon. See Adjure.

Pray, v. n.

    1. [Usually with for.] Supplicate, entreat, petition, beg, implore, importune, prefer a petition or request.