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褒める · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

General term for expressing approval or admiration for someone's actions, qualities, or achievements.

〈人ひと〉の〈事こと〉を褒ほめるto praise someone for something (their effort, work, etc.)
先せん生せいは生せい徒との努ど力りょくを褒ほめた。
The teacher praised the student's effort.
〈人ひと〉を〈事こと〉で褒ほめるto praise someone for a reason
上じょう司しは彼かれを仕し事ごとの成せい果かで褒ほめた。
The boss praised him for his work results.
〈人ひと〉に褒ほめられるto be praised by someone
子こ供どもは先せん生せいに褒ほめられて喜よろこんだ。
The child was delighted to be praised by the teacher.
口くちを極きわめて褒ほめるto praise to the skies; to lavish praise on someone
彼かれは新しん作さくを口くちを極きわめて褒ほめた。
He lavished praise on the new work.

称しょう賛さん
称賛する is more formal and often used for public or official praise, while 褒める is the everyday word for complimenting someone.
称たたえる
称える has a more literary, solemn tone for honoring great achievements, whereas 褒める is casual and used in daily life.
お世せ辞じを言いうN1
褒める means to praise someone genuinely for their merits, whereas お世辞を言う implies the praise is insincere or exaggerated.
おだてるN1
褒める means to praise someone sincerely, while 煽てる implies flattering someone with a manipulative or self-serving motive.

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持もち上あげるN3
褒める means to praise sincerely, while 持ち上げる often implies exaggerated or insincere praise aimed at flattering someone.
表ひょう彰しょうN1
褒める is everyday, personal praise, while 表彰 is a formal, often institutional, public commendation.
賛さん美びN1
褒める is the plain, everyday verb for praising or complimenting, while 賛美 is a formal noun/verb used for elevated or religious praise.
称しょうするN1
褒める is the ordinary verb for praising someone, while 称する in its praise sense is literary and rarely used in everyday conversation.

しかるN4
叱る means to scold or reprimand, the direct opposite of 褒める's praising.
責せめるN3
褒める means to praise someone, the opposite of 責める, which means to blame or reproach them.
説せっ教きょうN1
褒める means to praise someone, the opposite of giving a 説教 (scolding).

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諭さとす
褒める means to praise someone's good behavior, the opposite of 諭す, which corrects a fault through gentle explanation.
ディス
褒める means to praise or compliment someone, the opposite action of ディス, which means to insult or disrespect them.
けなすN2
褒める means to praise or compliment someone, the direct opposite of 貶す, which means to speak ill of or belittle them.
なじるN1
褒める means to praise someone, the direct opposite of 詰る, which means to rebuke or reproach them.
罵ののしるN2
褒める means to praise someone, the opposite of 罵る, which means to verbally abuse them.
罰ばっするN3
褒める means to praise someone for good behavior, the opposite action to 罰する, which punishes someone for wrongdoing.
責せめ立たてるN1
褒める means to praise someone, the opposite of 責め立てる's sense of harshly blaming or criticizing.
咎とがめるN1
褒める means to praise someone, the opposite of 咎める, which means to blame or find fault with someone.
嘲笑あざわらうN1
褒める means to praise someone, the opposite of 嘲笑う, which means to mock or ridicule them.

認みとめるN3
認める means to acknowledge or approve of something as valid, while 褒める means to actively praise someone for it.

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褒ほめ奉まつる
praise; extol; render homage to
褒ほめ歌うたう
sing praises to; extol in song
褒ほめ殺ごろし
damning with excessive praise; backhanded compliment; mockery by overpraising
褒ほめ殺ごろす
praise to death; damn with excessive praise
褒ほめ言こと葉ば
compliment; words of praise; eulogy

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 褒 is conventionally associated with the meaning of praise.