Acclaim definition
She was acclaimed person of the year.
They acclaimed him president.
An example of acclaim would be to give a performer a standing ovation with shouts of “Bravo.”
Origin of acclaim
- 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
- (to applaud): First attested in the 1630's.
From Wiktionary
- First attested in the early 14th century.
From Wiktionary
- First attested in 1667.
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