ACCLAIM

acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat

(noun) enthusiastic approval; “the book met with modest acclaim”; “he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd”; “they gave him more eclat than he really deserved”

acclaim, hail, herald

(verb) praise vociferously; “The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein”

applaud, clap, spat, acclaim

(verb) clap one’s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

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

(archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.

(intransitive) To shout approval; to express great approval.

(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

(transitive, obsolete) To claim.

(transitive) To declare by acclamations.

(Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.

Etymology 2

• First attested in 1667.

Noun

acclaim (countable and uncountable, plural acclaims)

(poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.

(obsolete) A claim.

Synonyms

• See also applause

Anagrams

• malacic

Source: Wiktionary

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Ac*claim", v. t. Etym: [L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry out. See Claim, Clamor.] [R.]

1. To applaud. "A glad acclaiming train." Thomson.

2. To declare by acclamations. While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of traitors. Smollett.

3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.

Ac*claim", v. i.

Definition: To shout applause.

Ac*claim", n.

Definition: Acclamation. [Poetic] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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