belaud en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈlɔːd/ (UK)
- /bɪˈlɔd/ (US)
- /bɪˈlɑd/ (cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
From be- + laud.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To load with praise; praise greatly; extol.
Not, I am bound to say, that Lindsay was belauding his own prowess. But, what was worse, he appeared a centre of enormous interest to the men around him.
1902, Robert Marshall Grade, The Haunted Major:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| belauds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| belauded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| belauded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| belauding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
enthrone · transfigure · exalt · honor · belaud · eulogize · panegyrize · speak well of · venerate · cry up · lionize · glorify · commend · worthy · laud · aggrandize · bepraise · appraise · praise · magnify · applaud · idolize · revere · puff · laud · exalt · extol · panegyrize
Translations (2)
mi whakarangaranga (Translations) · sv lovsjunga (Translations)