| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An expression of admiration or congratulation: commendation, congratulation (often used in plural), praise, tribute. See PRAISE. 2. An act requiring special generosity: beau geste, courtesy, favor. See GIVE. 3. An expression of warm approval: acclaim, acclamation, applause, celebration, commendation, encomium, eulogy, kudos, laudation, panegyric, plaudit, praise. See PRAISE. | | VERB: | 1. To pay a compliment to: commend, congratulate, praise. Idioms: take off one's hat to. See PRAISE. 2. To express warm approval of: acclaim, applaud, commend, laud, praise. See PRAISE.
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