laud

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /lɔd/ UK /lɔːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #64470

Meanings

1

verb
To praise someone or something highly, often publicly.

Critics lauded the young director for her bold and original film.
2

noun
Praise or high honour.

The hymn was sung in laud of the city's founders.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to praise someone or... applaud commend extol glorify praise

Word family

Forms laudedlaudinglauds

Etymology

From Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed.

lauden Middle English lauder Old French laudo Latin

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# laud

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /lɔd/
**IPA (UK):** /lɔːd/
**Frequency rank:** 64470

## Meanings
1. To praise someone or something highly, often publicly.
2. Praise or high honour.

## Examples
- Critics lauded the young director for her bold and original film.
- The hymn was sung in laud of the city's founders.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lauden
- Root: lauder
- Root: laudo

## Etymology
From Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed.

## AI Etymology
Laud is from Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed. In present-day use, it can mean to praise someone or something highly, often publicly, or praise or high honour.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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