acclaim
[uh-kleym]
- to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud: to acclaim the conquering heroes.
- to announce or proclaim with enthusiastic approval: to acclaim the new king.
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- to make acclamation; applaud.
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Origin of acclaim
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Contemporary Examples
The 1989 picture is remembered for the acclaimed (and sort-of-creepy, to be real for a moment) Disney family film that it is.
The acclaimed auteur spoke to Marlow Stern about a month ago on how cable TV is the new arthouse.
David Lynch on Transcendental Meditation, ‘Twin Peaks,’ and Collaborating With Kanye WestMarlow Stern
October 6, 2014
At a concert on Friday in Sydney, the acclaimed rapper called out a pair of fans for not standing up at the show.
Acclaimed novelist Vikram Chandra is equally obsessed with the tech world of computer coding and the realm of imagination.
Vikram Chandra Is A Novelist Who's Obsessed With Writing Computer CodeJane Ciabattari
August 29, 2014
Watch a sneak peek of the fourth season of the acclaimed Showtime series, which will premiere on Oct. 5, 2014.
Historical Examples
And the crowd which acclaimed her, the frantic crowd, followed in her wake.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
Those acclamations were not for him, although those who acclaimed him thought so.
The Shame of MotleyRaphael Sabatini
The voice was the voice that had acclaimed his cousin Francesco Duke.
Love-at-ArmsRaphael Sabatini
Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.
"Unto Caesar"Baroness Emmuska Orczy
It flew, spread out, flaunting in the wind, acclaimed by his followers.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898Bennet Burleigh
acclaim
- (tr) to acknowledge publicly the excellence of (a person, act, etc)
- to salute with cheering, clapping, etc; applaud
- (tr) to acknowledge publicly that (a person) has (some position, quality, etc)they acclaimed him king
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- an enthusiastic approval, expression of enthusiasm, etc
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin acclāmāre to shout at, shout applause, from ad- to + clamāre to shout
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Word Origin and History for acclaimed
acclaim
v.
early 14c., "to lay claim to," from Latin acclamare "to cry out at" (see acclamation); the meaning "to applaud" is recorded by 1630s. Related: Acclaimed; acclaiming.
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acclaim
n.
"act of acclaiming," 1667 (in Milton), from acclaim (v.).
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