lauded
praised
TRANSLATION
laud = loben, preisen --- GOOGLE INDEX laud(ed): approximately 17,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The peaceful and orderly manner in which the Tunisian elections unfolded on Sunday was also LAUDED by the European Union and France.
(US News and World Report magazine)
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When the 19-year-old Ferguson burst on to the scene at Rangers, he was quickly LAUDED as one of the top young central midfielders in the country.
(BBC Sports News)
(US News and World Report magazine)
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When the 19-year-old Ferguson burst on to the scene at Rangers, he was quickly LAUDED as one of the top young central midfielders in the country.
(BBC Sports News)
Did you
know?
laud
verb
- to praise
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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Laud is from the late 14th century Old French "lauder" (to praise) and from the Latin "laudare" (to praise, commend, honour, extol, eulogize). It is likely related to the Old English leoð (song, poem or hymn), which has cognates such as the German "Lied," or song.
Many people are familiar with the terms "cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude," the three highest degrees to which a university diploma can be earned. Some believe these terms were first used by Harvard University in the late 19th century, while others claim they appeared much earlier at German universities such as Heidelberg.
Some may not be familiar with another related use of the word "laud" however, which involves the
the drug laudanum. According to Vocabulary.com, laudanum is "a potent combo of alcohol and opium first invented in the sixteenth century.
Its creator, the alchemist Parcelsus, clearly knowing the effect it had on people, took its name from the Latin word laudere, meaning to praise. Not surprisingly, it remained one of the world's most lauded drugs until its use became strictly controlled in the early twentieth century."
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SYNONYMS
acclaim, aggrandize, cheer, commend, compliment, extol, hail, honour, flatter, praise, rave about, stroke/stroke someone's ego, tout
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Cities that plan for more affordable housing are to be lauded."
verb
- to praise
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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Laud is from the late 14th century Old French "lauder" (to praise) and from the Latin "laudare" (to praise, commend, honour, extol, eulogize). It is likely related to the Old English leoð (song, poem or hymn), which has cognates such as the German "Lied," or song.
Many people are familiar with the terms "cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude," the three highest degrees to which a university diploma can be earned. Some believe these terms were first used by Harvard University in the late 19th century, while others claim they appeared much earlier at German universities such as Heidelberg.
Some may not be familiar with another related use of the word "laud" however, which involves the
the drug laudanum. According to Vocabulary.com, laudanum is "a potent combo of alcohol and opium first invented in the sixteenth century.
Its creator, the alchemist Parcelsus, clearly knowing the effect it had on people, took its name from the Latin word laudere, meaning to praise. Not surprisingly, it remained one of the world's most lauded drugs until its use became strictly controlled in the early twentieth century."
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SYNONYMS
acclaim, aggrandize, cheer, commend, compliment, extol, hail, honour, flatter, praise, rave about, stroke/stroke someone's ego, tout
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Cities that plan for more affordable housing are to be lauded."
