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