applaud Copy link Outline I. To express approbation by audible signs1. plaudo, plausi, sum, 3 (to clap hands2. applaudo, 3 (with acc. or dat.; the latter in Cic.)3. astrĕpo, ŭi, 3 (to a. vociferously)II. To approve, praise; whether by outward demonstrations or not1. apprŏbo, 12. făvĕo, fāvi, fautum, 2 (with dat.) • applaud: I. To express approbation by audible signs: 1. plaudo, plausi, sum, 3 (to clap hands: intrans.): now spectators, a. loudly! nunc spectatores, clare plaudite! Pl.: to tire one's hands with a.ing, manus suas in plaudendo consumere, Cic. 2. applaudo, 3 (with acc. or dat.; the latter in Cic.): to a. a play, fabulam a., Pl.: what class of citizens is most a.'d? cui generi civium maxime applauditur? Cic. 3. astrĕpo, ŭi, 3 (to a. vociferously): the mob a.'d him as he said this, haec dicenti astrepere vulgus, Tac. II. To approve, praise; whether by outward demonstrations or not: 1. apprŏbo, 1: v. to approve. 2. făvĕo, fāvi, fautum, 2 (with dat.): v. to praise, approve.
APPLAUD Copy link • APPLAUDplaudere, applaudere alicui or alicui rei; applaudere et approbare aliquid. To applaud any body loudly, maximos plausus alicui impertire. Vid: PRAISE.