1.verb

To praise (a person or their achievements) highly.

Use of ‘laud’ in a sentence: you can ‘laud’ someone but we more often speak of being ‘lauded’ – “the obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier” – that, or we use ‘laud’ as an adjective – ‘laudable’.

2.noun

Praise; glorification / A hymn or song of praise

Synonyms: praise, extol, hail, applaud, acclaim, commend, admire, approve of, make much of, sing the praises of, lionise, speak highly of, pay tribute/homage to, eulogise, etc.