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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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