Acclaim Definition

ə-klām

acclaimed, acclaims

verb

acclaimed, acclaims

To praise enthusiastically and often publicly.

American Heritage

To greet with loud applause or approval.

Webster's New World

To shout approval.

Webster's New World

To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval.

She was acclaimed person of the year.

American Heritage

To announce with much applause or praise; hail.

They acclaimed him president.

Webster's New World

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noun

acclaims

Enthusiastic praise; acclamation.

American Heritage

Loud applause or strong approval.

Webster's New World

(poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Acclaim

Singular:

acclaim

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

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).

From Wiktionary
First attested in the early 14th century.

From Wiktionary
First attested in 1667.

From Wiktionary