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applauded Definition


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applaud
verb applauded, applauding
    intr
    1. To show approval by clapping.
    2. To express approval of something.
      Example: He applauded her brave attempt
      Thesaurus: cheer, commend, praise, laud, compliment, acclaim, extol, eulogize, congratulate; Antonym: disparage, jeer.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin applaudere, from plaudere to clap.



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