belaud

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belaud

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

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From be- + laud.

verb belauds · belauding · belauded

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.
Similar: exalt, laud, panegyrize, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud, bepraise, commend, cry up, eulogize

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@misc{belaud_2026,
  title = {belaud},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/belaud},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}