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applaud
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin applaudere (“to clap the hands together, applaud”), from ad (“to”) + plaudere (“to strike, clap”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??pl??d/
- (US) IPA(key): /??pl?d/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /??pl?d/
- Rhymes: -??d
Noun
applaud (plural applauds)
- (obsolete) Applause; applauding.
- (obsolete) Plaudit.
Related terms
- applause
Verb
applaud (third-person singular simple present applauds, present participle applauding, simple past and past participle applauded)
- (transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
- After the performance, the audience applauded for five minutes.
- (transitive, intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
- Although we don't like your methods, we applaud your motives.
Synonyms
- beclap
Derived terms
- reapplaud
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- applaud in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- applaud in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- applaud at OneLook Dictionary Search
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commend
English
Etymology
From Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commend? (“commend, entrust to, commit, recommend”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”). Doublet of command.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??m?nd/
- Rhymes: -?nd
Verb
commend (third-person singular simple present commends, present participle commending, simple past and past participle commended)
- (transitive) To congratulate or reward.
- (transitive) To praise or acclaim.
- Segrais on this Subject of a Heroe's ?hedding Tears, ob?erves that Hi?torians commend Alexander for weeping, when he read the mighty Actions of Achilles.
- (transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
- Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
- (transitive) To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill.
- (transitive) To recommend.
- 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature
- Among the objects of knowledge, two especially […] commend themselves to our contemplation.
- I commend vnto you Phebe our sister, which is a seruant of the Church which is at Cenchrea:
- 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature
- (transitive, dated) To adorn; to set off.
Related terms
- commendable
- commendation
- commendatory
- recommend
Translations
See also
- suggest
- consider
- approval
Noun
commend (plural commends)
- (obsolete) Commendation; praise.
- (obsolete, in the plural) Compliments; greetings.
- 3 August 1621, James Howell, "to Dr. Thomas Prichard at Worcester House" in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ
- Hearty commends and much endeared love unto you.
- 3 August 1621, James Howell, "to Dr. Thomas Prichard at Worcester House" in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ
Further reading
- commend in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- commend in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- commend at OneLook Dictionary Search
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