acclaim

ac·claim

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verb

To acclaim would be to strongly praise or applaud.

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

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acclaim

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

Origin of acclaim

Classical Latin acclamare from ad-, to + clamare, to cry out: see clamor

to shout approval

loud applause or strong approval

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acclaim

verb

ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims

verb

transitive

To praise enthusiastically and often publicly. 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 praise; acclamation.

Origin of acclaim

From Latin acclāmāre ad- ad- clāmāre to shout ; see kelə-² in Indo-European roots.

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ac·claim′er
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present acclaims, present participle acclaiming, simple past and past participle acclaimed)

To shout; to call out.
(intransitive) To shout approval; to express great approval.
(rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
To declare by acclamations.
(Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.

Origin

First attested in the early 14th century.
(to applaud): First attested in the 1630's.
From Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).

Noun

(plural acclaims)