belaud

[ bih-lawd ]

verb (used with object)

to praise excessively.

Origin of belaud

¹

First recorded in 1840–50; be- + laud

Other words from belaud

be·laud·er, noun

Words Nearby belaud

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How to use belaud in a sentence

Yet writers abuse the fierce and vicious eagle, while they belaud the gentle and good robin.
Jungle Folk | Douglas Dewar
As may be imagined, I defended peace in the one, and did my best to belaud his Excellency in the other.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first | Count Carlo Gozzi
I cannot understand those folk who sniff at the English music-hall and belaud the Parisian shows.
Nights in London | Thomas Burke

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