ACCLAIMED

Adjective

acclaimed (comparative more acclaimed, superlative most acclaimed)

Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

Verb

acclaimed

simple past tense and past participle of acclaim

Source: Wiktionary


ACCLAIM

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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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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