"bepraise" meaning in English

See bepraise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bepraises [present, singular, third-person], bepraising [participle, present], bepraised [participle, past], bepraised [past]
Etymology: be- + praise Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|praise}} be- + praise Head templates: {{en-verb}} bepraise (third-person singular simple present bepraises, present participle bepraising, simple past and past participle bepraised)
  1. (transitive) To praise greatly or extravagantly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bepraise-en-verb-xFjV-Wn3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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