Belaud

//bɪˈlɔd// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To load with praise; praise greatly; extol. rare, transitive

    "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."

Synonyms

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aggrandizeapplaudappraisebepraiseblessblow up

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From be- + laud.

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