acclaim
noun
- approve of loudly
verb
- approve of loudly
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈkleɪm/
noun
Etymology: * First attested in 1667.
- An acclamation; a shout of applause.
- A claim.
verb
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”).
- To shout; to call out.
- To express great approval (for).
“a highly-acclaimed novel”
“a widely-acclaimed article”
- To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
- To claim.
- 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.”
- To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.