Acclaim

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /É™.ˈkleɪm/
• Rhymes: -eɪm

• First attested in the early 14th century.
• (to applaud) First attested in the 1630's.
• From Latin acclāmō ("raise a cry at; applaud"), formed from ad- + clāmō ("cry out, shout").

Full definition of acclaim

Verb

1. (transitive) To shout; to call out.
2. (intransitive) To shout approval; to express great approval.
3. (transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
• A glad acclaiming train. - Thomson
4. (transitive, obsolete) To claim.
5. (transitive) To declare by acclamations.
• While the shouting crowd
  Acclaims thee king of traitors. - Smollett
6. (Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.

Derived terms

• acclaimable
• acclaimer

Related terms

• acclamation
• acclamatory

• First attested in 1667.

Noun

1. (poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
2. (obsolete) A claim.

Synonyms

Anagrams

• malacic