different between gladden vs applaud

English

Etymology

glad +? -en

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??læd?n/

Verb

gladden (third-person singular simple present gladdens, present participle gladdening, simple past and past participle gladdened)

1. (transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.
2. (intransitive, archaic) To become more glad in one's disposition.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• cheer, cheer up, gratify, please

Derived terms

• begladden
• ungladden

Translations

Anagrams

• dangled

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