Hypertext Webster Gateway: "applauded"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Applaud \Ap*plaud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applauded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Applauding}.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash,
to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. {Explode}.]
1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or
other significant sign.

I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should
applaud again. --Shak.

2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend;
to approve.

By the gods, I do applaud his courage. --Shak.

Syn: To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See
{Praise}.

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