Laud and Rate

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Laud verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Rate is an antonym for laud.

Nearby Words: laudation, laudable, lauded, laudably, lauding

Rate verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

Usage example: a tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings

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Laud is an antonym for rate.

Nearby Words: rated, rateable, rater

series	laud series	rate series
film	laud film	rate film

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