belaud

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ laud.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːd

Verb

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

1. (transitive, rare) To load with praise; praise greatly; extol.
   • 1902, Robert Marshall Grade, The Haunted Major:

     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.

Derived terms

• belauded

Translations

Translations

• Maori: whakarangaranga
• Swedish: lovsjunga

Anagrams

• ablude