acclaim en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /əˈkleɪm/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
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”).
Meanings
- (archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.
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(transitive) To express great approval (for).
a widely-acclaimed article
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:a highly-acclaimed novel
- (rare, transitive) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
- (obsolete, transitive) To claim.
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(transitive) 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:
- (Canada) To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acclaiming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| acclaimed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| acclaimed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| acclaims | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
acclaimable · acclamatory · acclaimer
Synonyms
applaud · huzzah · hail · applaud · hurray · barrack · beclap · acclaim · hurrah · acclamate · cheer · clap · encheer · hurrah · cheer on · cheer on
Translations (64)
bn চিৎকার করা (to shout) · nl uitroepen (tot) (to declare by acclamations) · pt reclamar (to claim) · de applaudieren (to applaud) · nl prijzen (to applaud) · bg провъзгласявам (to declare by acclamations) · hu megtapsol (to applaud) · it applaudire (to applaud) · bg акламирам (to shout applause) · bg одобрявам бурно (to shout applause) · es aplaudir (to applaud) · nl toejuichen (to applaud) · bcl rukyaw (to applaud) · pt clamar (to claim) · es aclamar (to declare by acclamations) · eo aklami (to applaud) · enm recomaunden (to applaud) · es aclamar (to shout applause) · fr applaudir (to applaud) · nl loven (to applaud) · it acclamare (to applaud) · ca aclamar (to shout applause) · pt aclamar (to declare by acclamations) · it acclamare (to shout applause) · pl aklamować (to declare by acclamations) · fi osoittaa suosiotaan (to shout applause) · fr déclamer (to declare by acclamations) · de klatschen (to shout applause) · fi osoittaa suosiotaan (to applaud) · it acclamare (to declare by acclamations) · nl uitroepen (to shout) · fr réclamer (to claim) · no hylle (to applaud) · fi huutaa (to shout) · ru приве́тствовать (to shout applause) · es gritar (to shout) · de klatschen (to applaud) · bn প্রশংসাধ্বনি (to shout applause) · ru крича́ть (to shout) · ca aclamar (to declare by acclamations) · es aclamar (to applaud) · de zujubeln (to shout) · mi moemiti (to shout applause) · ru провозгласи́ть (to declare by acclamations) · fi väittää (to claim) · ru одобря́ть (to shout applause) · la acclamo (to shout applause) · mi whakamoemiti (to shout applause) · pt aclamar (to applaud) · ru провозглаша́ть (to declare by acclamations) · fr crier d'enthousiasme (to shout) · fr acclamer (to shout applause) · fi julistaa (to declare by acclamations) · ru аплоди́ровать (to applaud) · fr acclamer (to applaud) · it reclamare (to claim) · nl applaudiseren (to shout applause) · pt aclamar (to shout applause) · de applaudieren (to shout applause) · bcl rukyaw (to shout) · bg аплодирам (to applaud) · nl juichen (to shout applause) · pl aklamować (to shout) · mi whakamanahau (to applaud)