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To acclaim would be to strongly praise or applaud.

(verb)

An example of acclaim would be to give a performer a standing ovation with shouts of “Bravo.”

See acclaim in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to greet with loud applause or approval
to announce with much applause or praise; hail: they acclaimed him president

Origin: L acclamare < ad-, to + clamare, to cry out: see clamor

intransitive verb

to shout approval

noun

loud applause or strong approval

Related Forms:

acclaimer noun

See acclaim in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims

verb, transitive

To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise.
To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval: She was acclaimed person of the year.

verb, intransitive

To shout approval.

noun

Enthusiastic applause; acclamation.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin acclāmāre

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + clāmāre, to shout; see kelə-² in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

ac·claimˈer noun

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