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belaud

American  
[bih-lawd] / bɪˈlɔd /

verb (used with object)

  1. to praise excessively.


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Etymology

Origin of belaud

First recorded in 1840–50; be- + laud

Example Sentences

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I cannot understand those folk who sniff at the English music-hall and belaud the Parisian shows.

From Nights in London by Burke, Thomas

Crassus on this occasion, between whom and Cicero there was never much friendship, took occasion to belaud the late great Consul on account of his Catiline successes.

From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony

How shall the perplexed navigator steer his course when monitors in office accuse him on the one hand of lax precision throughout, and belaud him on the other for careful observance of detail?

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

His only regret was that the wine was not better, and he would belaud the wines of the Rhine.

From Jean-Christophe Journey's End by Cannan, Gilbert

This is not to belaud the present system, any more than it is optimistic to say this is the best of all possible worlds.

From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel

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