laud
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
laud /lɔːd/
▶verb formal praise highly, especially in a public context. ▶noun archaic praise.
– derivatives
laudation noun.
laudation noun.
– origin ME: the noun from OFr. laude, the verb from L. laudare, both from L. laus, laud- ‘praise’.
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