laud

[lawd]

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verb (used with object)

to praise; extol.

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.

Origin of laud

1300–50; (v.) Middle English lauden < Latin laudāre to praise, derivative of laus (stem laud-) praise; (noun) Middle English laude, back formation from laudes (plural) < Late Latin, special use of plural of Latin laus praise

Related formslaud·er, lau·da·tor

[law-dey-ter] /ˈlɔ deɪ tər/, nouno·ver·laud, verb (used with object)un·laud·ed, adjective

Synonyms for laud

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1. applaud, honor.

Antonyms for laud

1. censure.

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Related Words for lauded

admire, eulogize, revere, commend, honor, adore, celebrate, extol, compliment, hymn, glorify, magnify, flatter, venerate, bless, stroke, boost, reverence, approve, worship

Examples from the Web for lauded

Contemporary Examples of lauded

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The Mayans are lauded for their achievements—their art & architecture, intricate calendar, and developed culture.
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All portray themselves, and are lauded by Iran, as resistance fighters.
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“Working mothers” have been variously vilified, and now lauded, for attempting to balance career and home lives.
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Historical Examples of lauded

These facts rob the act which has been so lauded by historians of all heroism.
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Maturin M. Ballou
You cannot tell how my heart beats when I hear you lauded when you are away.
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In it the cleverness of Miss Sally Blossom was lauded to the skies.
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But he lauded the Canadians for the heroic spirit which they had manifested.
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What are the lauded climates of Italy and Greece compared to such a record as this?
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British Dictionary definitions for lauded

laud

verb

(tr) to praise or glorify

noun

praise or glorification

Derived Formslauder, noun

Word Origin for laud

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

Laud

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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Word Origin and History for lauded

laud

late 14c., from Old French lauder "praise, extol," from Latin laudare "to praise, commend, honor, extol, eulogize," from laus (genitive laudis) "praise, fame glory." Probably cognate with Old English leoð "song, poem, hymn," from Proto-Germanic *leuthan (cf. Old Norse ljoð "strophe," German Lied "song," Gothic liuþon "to praise"), and from an echoic PIE root *leu-. Related: Lauded; lauding.