APPLAUD

v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

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.
v.

To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve. By the gods, I do applaud his courage. Shak.

3.
v.

To express approbation loudly or significantly.

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