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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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applaud (əˈplɔːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to indicate approval of (a person, performance, etc) by clapping the hands |
| 2. | (usually tr) to offer or express approval or praise of (an action, person, or thing): I applaud your decision |
| [C15: from Latin applaudere to clap, from plaudere to beat, applaud] | |
| ap'plauder | |
| —n | |
| ap'plauding | |
| —adj | |
| ap'plaudingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
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
arrived in English before literal.
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