acclaim

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈkleɪm/ Rhymes: -eɪm === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Verb ==== acclaim (third-person singular simple present acclaims, present participle acclaiming, simple past and past participle acclaimed) (archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out. (transitive) To express great approval (for). Synonyms: applaud, cheer on, hurrah; see also Thesaurus:cheer (transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically. (transitive, obsolete) To claim. (transitive) To declare by acclamations. (Canada, politics) To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === First attested in 1667. ==== Noun ==== acclaim (countable and uncountable, plural acclaims) (poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause. (obsolete) A claim. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:applause ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === malacic