belaud C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /bɪˈlɔd/ UK /bɪˈlɔːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to praise extravagantly or excessively Critics belauded the young author's first novel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to praise extravagantly or... extolpraiselaudglorifyexaltmagnifyacclaim ↔ Opposites disparagedecrybelittlecriticize Word family Forms belauded Derived forms belauded Related forms laudlaudablelaudatory Etymology AI details From the intensive prefix be- + laud. Laud comes from Old French lauder, from Latin laudare ('to praise'), from laus ('praise'). be- Old English laudare Latin laus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # belaud **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /bɪˈlɔd/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈlɔːd/ ## Meanings 1. to praise extravagantly or excessively ## Examples - Critics belauded the young author's first novel. ## Synonyms - extol - praise - laud - glorify - exalt - magnify - acclaim ## Antonyms - disparage - decry - belittle - criticize ## Derived Forms - belauded ## Related Forms - laud - laudable - laudatory ## Roots and Affixes - Root: be- - Root: laudare - Root: laus ## Etymology From the intensive prefix be- + laud. Laud comes from Old French lauder, from Latin laudare ('to praise'), from laus ('praise'). ## AI Etymology Belaud is from the intensive prefix be- + laud. Laud comes from Old French lauder, from Latin laudare ('to praise'), from laus ('praise'). In present-day use, it means to praise extravagantly or excessively. Derived formations include belauded. Related vocabulary includes laud, laudable, and laudatory. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown