measure vs praise

measure and praise both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
measure	Yes	No	Yes	No
praise	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, praise is a hyponym of measure; that is, praise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than measure:

measure: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
praise: express approval of

Other hyponyms of measure include grade, mark, score, rate, value, standardise, standardize, reassess, reevaluate, censor.

measure (noun)	praise (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	an expression of approval and commendation
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule	offering words of homage as an act of worship
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a statute in draft before it becomes law
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

measure (verb)	praise (verb)
express as a number or measure or quantity	express approval of
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
have certain dimensions