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verb
- 1. praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context: formal "the obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier"
noun
- 1. praise: archaic "all glory, laud, and honor to Thee"
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noun. 1. lauds or Lauds plural in form but singular or plural in construction : an office of solemn praise to God forming with matins (see matins sense 1) the first of the canonical hours (see canonical hour sense 2) 2. : praise, acclaim. all glory, laud and honor to Thee J. M. Neale. Synonyms. Verb. acclaim. accredit. applaud. cheer. crack up.
to praise someone or something: The president lauded the rise of market economies around the world. laudable.
1. [ lawd ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) to praise; extol. Synonyms: honor, applaud. Antonyms: censure. noun. a song or hymn of praise. lauds,(used with a singular or plural verb) Ecclesiastical. a canonical hour, marked especially by psalms of praise, usually recited with matins. Laud. 2. [ lawd ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun.
to praise someone or something: The president lauded the rise of market economies around the world.
Definition of 'laud' Word Frequency. laud. (lɔːd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense lauds , present participle lauding , past tense, past participle lauded. verb. If people laud someone, they praise and admire them. [journalism] He lauded the work of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. [VERB noun]
To laud someone means to praise them extravagantly — usually in a very public manner. A music critic might laud a new song by calling it the best summer anthem ever created.
Noun. Filter. verb. lauded, lauding, lauds. To praise; extol. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: proclaim. glorify. exalt. extol. revere. praise. praise. panegyrize. hymn. venerate. song. honor. felicitate. deify. approbate. adore. Antonyms: criticize. condemn. blame.
Definition of laud verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Praise; glorification. 2. A hymn or song of praise. 3. lauds also Lauds(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a. Ecclesiastical The service of prayers formerly following the matins and constituting with them the first of the seven canonical hours. b. The time appointed for this service.
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