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acclaim Definition

ac·claim (ə klām′)

transitive verb

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

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

intransitive verb

to shout approval

noun

loud applause or strong approval

acclaim Related Forms
ac·claim′er noun
acclaim Synonyms

acclaim

n.

approval, recognition, plaudits; see praise 1, 2.

acclaim Synonyms

acclaim

v.

laud, commend, celebrate; see praise 1. See syn. study atpraise.

acclaim Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • garner: With her graceful melodies and evocative lyrics, Vienna has garnered critical acclaim and a rapidly growing legion of fans throughout the world.
  • win: Moby won global acclaim last year for his album Play.
  • receive: You received critical acclaim for your work with Karl on Can't Pay?
  • deserve: In The Tobacco Factory, Bristol has an intimate, engaging performance space, which deserves the national acclaim it has received.
  • earn: Your personal commitment to the meeting the challenges in Africa have earned widespread acclaim.
  • attract: CMS Online The current CMS online materials have already attracted considerable critical acclaim.

Preposition: at

  • festival: Based in Sheffield, they have performed to much acclaim at festivals and other events throughout the country.

Adjective modifier

  • critical: The critical acclaim for Forster has dipped during the last decade.
  • widespread: The three parts of the story were collected in late 1993 to widespread acclaim.
  • universal: The 1967 Act did not meet with universal acclaim.
  • rapturous: The film also opened to rapturous acclaim in America, earlier this year.
  • unanimous: His recent solo recording of Handel's Opus 4 Organ concertos has received unanimous critical acclaim.
  • worldwide: The show, which has worldwide acclaim, attracts guests from the industry's finest companies.

Modifies a noun

  • sundance: Plymouth acclaim sundance s new series dependent upon the.
  • dodge: Acclaim dodge spirit car also gets decades away from paper on his.
  • spirit: Acclaim dodge spirit car also gets decades away from paper on his.

Modifying Another Word

  • worldwide: His 2003 film Touching the Void earned worldwide acclaim for its gripping true account of two climbers ' perilous journey in the Peruvian Andes.

Noun used with modifier

  • audience: It also signaled the point at which the band was at its best and feeding off the massive audience acclaim.

Preposition: from

  • critic: The Choir has enjoyed acclaim from critics across the globe.
  • audience: These brief summaries, however, in no way do justice to the actual performances which received universal acclaim from the audiences.