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
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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Origin of 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
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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
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