" belauds "

1: to praise too much;

  * e.g., " ... critically belauded in his heyday, that early 20th-century novelist is now largely forgotten "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adulates,

•  blarneys,

•  butters up,

•  flatters,

•  hero-worships,

•  honeys,

•  massages,

•  overpraises,

•  puffs,

•  soft-soaps,

•  strokes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to praise too much;

  * e.g., " ... critically belauded in his heyday, that early 20th-century novelist is now largely forgotten "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adulate,

•  blarney,

•  butter up,

•  flatter,

•  hero-worship,

•  honey,

•  massage,

•  overpraise,

•  puff,

•  soft-soap,

•  stroke

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)