Laud \Laud\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lauding}.] [L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. {Allow}.] To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol. With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name. --Book of Common Prayer.