laud Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb praise, glorify, or honor
    exalt; glorify; extol; proclaim.
    • extol the virtues of one's children
    • glorify one's spouse's cooking

WordNet

Laud noun
Etymology
L. laus, laudis. See Laud, v. i.
Definitions
  1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. "Laud be to God." Shak.
    So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same. Tyndals.
  2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl. ✍ In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called lauds.
  3. Music or singing in honor of any one.
Laud intransitive verb
Etymology
L.laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. Allow.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Lauded; present participle & verbal noun Lauding
Definitions
  1. To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol.
    With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name. Book of Common Prayer.

Webster 1913