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praise/prays/preys

praise (prāz)

Noun

    • Expression of approval, commendation, or admiration.
    • The extolling or exaltation of a deity, ruler, or hero.

Verb. Transitive

    • To express warm approbation of, commendation for, or admiration for.
    • To extol or exalt; worship.

prays (prāz)

Verb. Intransitive

    • To utter or address a prayer or prayers to God, a god, or another object of worship.
    • To make a fervent request or entreaty.

preys (prāz)

Verb. Intransitive

    • To hunt, catch, or eat as prey: Owls prey on mice.
    • To victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense.
    • To plunder or pillage.

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