acclaim
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
- First attested in the early 14th century.
- (to applaud): First attested in the 1630's.
- From Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).
Verb[edit]
acclaim (third-person singular simple present acclaims, present participle acclaiming, simple past and past participle acclaimed)
- (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.
- A glad acclaiming train. - Thomson
- (transitive, obsolete) To claim.
- (transitive) To declare by acclamations.
- While the shouting crowd / Acclaims thee king of traitors. - Smollett
- (Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
to shout
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to shout applause
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to applaud
to declare by acclamations
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- Interlingua: acclamar
Etymology 2[edit]
- First attested in 1667.
Noun[edit]
acclaim (plural acclaims)
- (poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
- (obsolete) A claim.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:applause
Translations[edit]
acclamation
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