v. t. To applaud. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From L. plaudite do ye praise (which was said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl. imperative of plaudere. Cf. Plausible. ] A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed. [ 1913 Webster ]
Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Applauding; commending. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. plausibilité. ]
Integrity, fidelity, and other gracious plausibilities. E. Vaughan. [ 1913 Webster ]
To give any plausibility to a scheme. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. plausibilis praiseworthy, from plaudere, plausum, to applaud, clap the hands, strike, beat. ]
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v. t. To render plausible. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality of being plausible. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
The Romans plausibly did give consent. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. plaudere, plausum, to applaud. ]