belaud

be·laud

verb \bi-ˈlȯd, bē-\

Definition of BELAUD

transitive verb

: to praise usually to excess

Examples of BELAUD

1. <critically belauded in his heyday, that early 20th-century novelist is now largely forgotten>

First Known Use of BELAUD

circa 1849

Related to BELAUD

Synonyms: adulate, flatter, blarney, butter up, hero-worship, honey, massage, overpraise, puff, soft-soap, stroke

Related Words: blandish, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle; fawn, kowtow, suck (up to), toady; idolize, worship; eulogize, extol (also extoll), laud, praise; applaud, commend, compliment; congratulate, felicitate; drool, gush, slaver, slobber; endear, ingratiate; court, romance, woo

Near Antonyms: bad-mouth, belittle, decry, depreciate, disparage, put down

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Rhymes with BELAUD

abroad, applaud, defraud, maraud, whipsawed