plaudit
plaudit · plaudits · plaudited · plauditing
To issue or confer a plaudit uponTo issue or confer a plaudit upon.
/ˈplɔːdɪt/
» Mary's research received a lot of plaudits.
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1 senses(in the plural, often, rare, usually)To issue or confer a plaudit upon.
Floris grumpily yammered on about how the actors hardly deserved to be plaudited.
Examples
2 sentencesMary's research received a lot of plaudits.
This work did not receive the plaudits of the critics.
Origin
For earlier plaudite, borrowed from Latin plaudite, second-person plural imperative of plaFor earlier plaudite, borrowed from Latin plaudite, second-person plural imperative of plaudere (“to applaud”).
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Forms
plaudits, plauditing, plaudited, plauditedSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle