acclaim
nounEtymology * First attested in 1667.
1
Poetic An acclamation; a shout of applause.
2
Obsolete A claim.
acclaim
verbUS /əˈkleɪm/
Etymology * First attested in the early 14th century. * (to applaud): First attested in the 1630s. * Borrowed from Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).
1
Archaic To shout; to call out.
2
To express great approval (for).
- a highly-acclaimed novel
- a widely-acclaimed article
1 more example
- The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.1911, Saki, The Chronicles of Clovis:
3
Rare To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
4
Obsolete To claim.
5
To declare by acclamations.
- Thou ſhalt be crown'd— / An Iron Crown, intenſely hot, ſhall gird / Thy hoary Temples; while the ſhouting Crowd / Acclaims thee King of Traitors.1749, [Tobias George Smollett], The Regicide: Or, James the First, of Scotland. A Tragedy. […], London: […] [F]or the benefit of the author, →OCLC, Act V, scene the last, page 79:
6
Government, Politics Canada To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
- Derived terms
- acclaimable, acclaimer, acclamatory