acclaim

English

Etymology

From Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈkleɪm/
• Rhymes: -eɪm

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To shout; to call out.
2. (intransitive) To shout approval; to express great approval.
3. (transitive) (rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
   • A glad acclaiming train. - Thomson
4. (transitive) (obsolete) To claim.
5. (transitive) To declare by acclamations.
   • While the shouting crowd / Acclaims thee king of traitors. - Smollett
6. (Canada) To elect to an office by having no opposition.

Derived terms

• acclaimable
• acclaimer

Related terms

• acclamation
• acclamatory

Translations

to shout

Bengali: চিৎকার করা (bn) Dutch: uitroepen (nl) French: crier d'enthousiasme

Italian: gridare entusiasticamente or con entusiasmo Spanish: gritar (es)

to shout applause

Bengali: প্রশংসাধ্বনি (bn) Bulgarian: акламирам (bg), одобрявам бурно (bg) Dutch: juichen, applaudiseren Finnish: osoittaa suosiotaan French: acclamer (fr)

German: applaudieren (de), klatschen (de) Italian: acclamare (it) Portuguese: aclamar (pt) Spanish: aclamar (es)

to applaud

Bulgarian: аплодирам (bg) Dutch: toejuichen (nl), prijzen (nl), loven (nl) Finnish: osoittaa suosiotaan French: acclamer (fr), applaudir (fr) German: applaudieren (de), klatschen (de)

Hungarian: megtapsol (hu) Italian: acclamare (it), applaudire (it) Portuguese: aclamar (pt) Spanish: aclamar (es), aplaudir (es)

to claim

Italian: reclamare (it)

Portuguese: clamar (pt), reclamar (pt)

to declare by acclamations

Bulgarian: провъзгласявам (bg) Dutch: uitroepen (tot) French: déclamer (fr)

Italian: acclamare (it) Portuguese: aclamar (pt) Spanish: aclamar (es)

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• Interlingua: acclamar

Noun

acclaim (plural acclaims)

1. (poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
2. (obsolete) A claim.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:applause

Translations

acclamation

Spanish: aclamación (es) f.

Anagrams

• malacic