English / word
laud
verb C2MEANING IN ENGLISH
to praise someone or something highly, especially in public
In context
01
International agencies laud the scientist for her groundbreaking climate discovery.
02
The critic lauded the actor's performance as a masterpiece.
Synonyms
praise,applaud,admire
Antonyms
criticize,condemn,censure
Collocations
laud the efforts,laud an achievement,widely lauded
Verb forms
Past: lauded · Past participle: lauded · -ing: lauding