belaud

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UK/bɪˈlɔːd/US/bɪˈlɔd/cot caught merger/bɪˈlɑd/

verb

To load with praise; praise greatly; extol.

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Meanings

verbbelaud (third-person singular simple present belauds, present participle belauding, simple past and past participle belauded)

present singular third person belauds · participle present belauding · participle past belauded · past belauded

  1. raretransitiveTo 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

    Synonyms: exalt, laud, panegyrize, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, bepraise

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo load with praise; praise greatly; extol.

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Origin

From be- + laud.

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Translations

Māori whakarangaranga
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Swedish lovsjunga
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with belaud

broadfraudabroadClaudeflawedapplaudmaudbaudMaudedefraudawedclawedlaudoverbroadpawedbawdgaudmaraudpitcher-bawdplaud
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Anagrams

abludeUbalde
Cite this entry
APA

belaud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belaud

MLA

“belaud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belaud. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belaud,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belaud.

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