v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: COMMEND 2, acclaim, compliment, hail, kudize, praise, recommend, ||roose
Related Words: boost, plug
Antonyms: censure; admonish
2 to express enthusiastic approval FF1C; applauded wildly when his team won a point FF1E;
Synonyms: cheer, rise (to), root
Related Words: acclaim, extol, laud, praise; eulogize, glorify, magnify, panegyrize
Contrasted Words: deride, mock, ridicule, taunt; contemn, disdain, scorn, scout
Antonyms: boo, hiss