alabar

Meaning

to praise

Concepts

praise

commend

laud

extol

thank

bless

celebrate

hail

exalt

glorify

enlarge

eulogize

honor

honour

increase

like

prefer

proclaim

propose

respect

vaunt

worship

make beautiful

make big

adore

eulogise eulogize

aggrandize

applaud

appreciate

approve of

beautify

build up

compliment

congratulate

embellish

Synonyms

elogiar

exaltar

engrandecer

ensalzar

loar

agradecer

bendecir

aumentar

recomendar

valorar

enaltecer

beneficiar

preferir

respetar

agigantar

agrandar

cumplimentar

embellecer

encarecer

encumbrar

hacer crecer

halagar

hermosear

homenajear

rendir homenaje

venerar

acrecentar

hacer agrandar

adorar

adornar

alargar

ampliar

aprobar

dilatar

estirar

felicitar

gustar

honrar

ostentar

Translations

loben

preisen

louer

elogiare

lodare

prijzen

loven

rühmen

επαινώ

vanter

raccomandare

lloar

ingrandire

anpreisen

roemen

Hyphenated as

a‧la‧bar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/alaˈbaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin alapārī (“to boast”), originally (in Plautus) “to slap”, which is probably related to Latin alapa (“box on the ear, blow with the hand”).