Applaud

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 32

ap-plawd', v. t. or i. To praise by clapping the hands, acclamation, etc.; to commend; extol; up; magnify. — Applaud'er, Applause, -plawz', Act of applauding; commendation. — Applausive, -plaw's iv, a.