different between applaud vs exalt

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)

1. (obsolete) Applause; applauding.
2. (obsolete) Plaudit.

Related terms

• applause

Verb

applaud (third-person singular simple present applauds, present participle applauding, simple past and past participle applauded)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.

   After the performance, the audience applauded for five minutes.

2. (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

English

Etymology

From Old French exalter, from Latin exalt?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???z??lt/
• Rhymes: -??lt
• Hyphenation: ex?alt

Verb

exalt (third-person singular simple present exalts, present participle exalting, simple past and past participle exalted)

1. (transitive) To honor; to hold in high esteem.

   They exalted their queen.

2. (transitive) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.

   The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister.

3. (transitive) To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
4. (transitive, chemistry, archaic) To refine or subtilize.

Usage notes

Do not confuse exalt (praise) (transitive) with exult (rejoice) (intransitive).

Synonyms

• upgrade

Antonyms

• abase
• demean

Derived terms

• exaltedly
• exaltedness
• exalter

Translations

See also

• exult

Further reading

• exalt at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• -taxel, LaTeX, latex, taxel