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laud

[lawd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to praise; extol.
Synonyms: honor, applaud
Antonyms: censure

noun

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

Laud

[lawd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

laud

/ lɔːd /

verb

(tr) to praise or glorify

noun

praise or glorification

Laud

/ lɔːd /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

lauder noun
laudator noun
overlaud verb (used with object)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of laud¹

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”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of laud¹

C14: vb from Latin laudāre; n from laudēs, pl of Latin laus praise

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Example Sentences

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Berlin's subsequent commitment to adapt the law – and make such activities more explicitly illegal – was lauded as "further evidence" by the UK that its approach was "bearing fruit".

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lauan Lauda

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