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verb (used without object)
1.
to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc.: They applauded wildly at the end of the opera.
2.
to express approval; give praise; acclaim.
verb (used with object)
3.
to clap the hands so as to show approval, appreciation, etc., of: to applaud an actor; to applaud a speech.
4.
to praise or express approval of: to applaud a person's ambition.
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Related forms
ap·plaud·er, noun
ap·plaud·ing·ly, adverb
o·ver·ap·plaud, verb
re·ap·plaud, verb
self-ap·plaud·ing, adjective
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applaud
1530s, "to express agreement with," from L. applaudere "to clap the hands in approbation, to approve by clapping hands," from ad "to" + plaudere "to clap" (see plaudit). Sense of "express approval of" is from 1590s; that of "to clap the hands" is from 1590s. Figurative sense
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