praise (subs.) Copy link • praise (subs.): laus, dis, f. (gen. term): to bestow p. on any one, laude aliquem afficere, Cic. Off. 2, 13, fin.; stronger, ornare aliquem laudibus, id. Ph. 2, 11, 25; aliquem [summis] laudibus [ad coelum] efferre, id. Fam. 9, 14: to set down to any one's p.: alicui laudi dare, id. Tusc. 1, 2, 4; in alicujus laude ponere, id. Verr. 3, 91, 212. (Laudatio = act of praising; set eulogy.) Phr.: to detract from any one's p., detrectare aliquem, Sall. Jug. 53, extr.: more freq. with non-personal object, as virtutes detrectare, Liv. 38, 49, med. See also glory.
praise (v.) Copy link Outline 1. laudo, 12. expr. by laus, with a verb3. effĕro, extŭli, ēlātum, 3, irr.4. other words which may sometimes serve are, praedĭco, 1 (to talk much or openly about • praise (v.): 1. laudo, 1: to p. in glowing terms, magnifice l., Cic. Br. 73, init.: et pass. Strengthened, collaudo, 1 (to p. warmly): id. de Or. 1, 8, 30: Caes. 2. expr. by laus, with a verb: to p. any one highly, aliquem laudibus efferre, ornare, celebrare (v. praise, subs.): to be p.d, l. habere, Cic. Br. 13, 50; also, in laude esse (to be much or generally p.d), id. Verr. Act. 1, 17, 51: Coan vases are most highly p.d, Cois amphoris l. est maxima, Plin. 35, 12, 46. 3. effĕro, extŭli, ēlātum, 3, irr.: to admire and p. anything, aliquid mirari et ef., Cic. Verr. 4, 56, 124: but effero occurs more freq. with laudibus: v. praise (subs.). 4. other words which may sometimes serve are, praedĭco, 1 (to talk much or openly about: cf. Nep. Timol. 4, laudes alicujus praedicare: used by later writers = laudo); vendĭto, 1 (to cry up, as a vendor his wares): căno, canto (to sing any one's praises in verse); dico, 3 (= canto; cf. Hor. Od. 4, 2, 18, pugilemve equumve dicit, sc. Pindarus): v. to boast, sing.
PRAISE Copy link • PRAISE 1. s. laus (subjectively and objectively, the thing): laudatio (a panegyric, subjunctively and objectively, the action or the thing): praedicatio (an extolling loudly or publicly). To gain praise, laudem consequi, assequi; laudem sibi parere, comparare; (by anything) laudem habere de or ex re: to have paise, laudem habere; in laude esse; laudari: to have great paise, laudibus efferri; laude celebrari: to have general paise, ab omnibus laudari: to give paise to anyone, alicui laudem tribuere; alicui laudem or aliquem laude impertire (Vid: Zumpt, § 418): aliquem laude afficere: to confer distinguished paise on anyone, aliquem laudibus ornare, illustrare, (of several) celebrare; aliquem eximia laude ornare, decorare: to strive or endeavor after paise, laudem quaerere, petere: laudis studio trahi: to reckon as a paise to anyone, alicui aliquid laudi ducere or dare; aliquid in laude ponere: to be to the paise of anyone, alicui laudi esse: to diminish, detract from the paise of anyone, laudem alicujus imminuere, obterere, verbis extenuare: to deprive any one of due paise, aliquem debita laude fraudare; laudem alicui destinatam praeripere (by appropriating it to one’s self): paise be to God! *Deo laudes et grates agantur: *sit laus Deo. 2. v. laudare (general term): laudem alicui tribuere: laudem alicui impertire or laude aliquem impertire (Vid: Zumpt, § 418): laude aliquem afficere (to give praise): collaudare (to paise greatly, together with others): dilaudare (to paise immoderately): praedicare aliquem or de aliquo (to extol, paise loudly and publicly). To paise one’s self, se ipsum laudare; de se ipsum praedicare: to paise anyone to his face, aliquem coram in os laudare (Ter., Ad., 2, 4, 5): to paise one very much, valde, vehementer laudare; laudibus ornare, illustrare, efferre; laudibus celebrare (of several): collaudare, dilaudare (Vid: above): plena, manu alicujus laudes in astra tollere; pleniore ore or utroque pollice laudare; eximia laude ornare, decorare; divinis laudibus exornare; miris laudibus praedicare: to paise excessively, nimis laudare; in majus extollere: to paise anything more than it deserves, supra meritum aliquid circumferre praedicatione: not to be able to paise anyone enough, aliquem non satis pro dignitate laudare posse: not to like to hear other men praised, alienas laudes parum acquis auribus accipere.