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laud

1 American  
[lawd] / lɔd /

verb (used with object)

  1. to praise; extol.

    Synonyms:
    honor, applaud
    Antonyms:
    censure

noun

  1. a song or hymn of praise.

  2. (used with a singular or plural verb) lauds, a canonical hour, marked especially by psalms of praise, usually recited with matins.

Laud 2 American  
[lawd] / lɔd /

noun

  1. William, 1573–1645, archbishop of Canterbury and opponent of Puritanism: executed for treason.

laud 1 British  
/ lɔːd /

verb

  1. (tr) to praise or glorify

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. praise or glorification

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Laud 2 British  
/ lɔːd /

noun

  1. William. 1573–1645, English prelate; archbishop of Canterbury (1633–45). His persecution of Puritans and his High Church policies in England and Scotland were a cause of the Civil War; he was impeached by the Long Parliament (1640) and executed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • laudator noun
  • lauder noun
  • overlaud verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of laud

First recorded in 1300–50; (verb) Middle English lauden, from Latin laudāre “to praise,” derivative of laus (stem laud- ) “praise”; (noun) Middle English laude, back formation from laudes (plural), from Late Latin, special use of plural of Latin laus “praise”

Example Sentences

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After topping the charts at home and abroad with her monster hit "Man I Need" and lauded album "The Art of Loving", the 26-year-old dominated the star-studded awards ceremony at the city's Co-op Live arena.

From Barron's

After indirect negotiations on Thursday, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi — the mediator for the talks in Geneva — lauded what he said was “significant progress.”

From Los Angeles Times

I spoke to three additional researchers who lauded the Johns Hopkins team for its pathbreaking work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite that, he now has a memory he will never forget, after which the home faithful lauded him.

From BBC

Previous marketing has included outdoor displays mocking the web’s “I’m not a robot” captcha tests and a campaign lauding humanity’s advances like the invention of the airplane.

From The Wall Street Journal

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