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acclaim

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ac·claim  (-klm)
v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims
v.tr.
1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise.
2. To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval: She was acclaimed person of the year.
v.intr.
To shout approval.
n.
Enthusiastic applause; acclamation.

[From Latin acclmre : ad-, ad- + clmre, to shout; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

ac·claimer n.

acclaim
Verb
1. to applaud or praise: the highly acclaimed children's TV series
2. to acknowledge publicly: he was immediately acclaimed the new prime minister
Noun
an enthusiastic expression of approval [Latin acclamare]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.acclaimacclaim - enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
Verb1.acclaimacclaim - praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"
2.acclaimacclaim - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
bravo - applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'
gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"

acclaim
Translations

acclaim [əˈkleɪm] vtaclamar, aplaudir
naclamación f; aplausos mpl
acclaim [əˈkleɪm] vtacclamer
nacclamations fpl
acclaim [əˈkleɪm] nBeifall m
vt to be acclaimed for one's achievements → für seine Leistungen gefeiert werden
acclaim [əˈkleɪm] vtacclamare
nacclamazione f

acclaim
v acclaim [əˈkleim]
1 to applaud or welcome enthusiastically The footballer was acclaimed by the fans.applous geeيَهْتِف، يُصَفِّقприветствувамnadšeně vítathylde; tiljublemit Beifall begrüßenεπευφημώaclamarkiiduavaldustega tervitamaتحسن کردنtervehtiä suosionhuudoinacclamerלְהָרִיעवाह-वाह करनाaklamiratiéljenezdisambut baikhylla, fagnaacclamareかっさいする환호하며 맞이하다sveikinti, plotiuzgavilēttepuk soraktoejuichenhylle, tiljubleoklaskiwaćaclamara aplauda, a aclamaприветствоватьnadšene pozdravovaťglasno pozdravljatipozdraviti klicanjemhylla, jublaโห่ร้องต้อนรับalkışlamak歡呼,喝彩гучно вітатиحوصلہ بڑھانا ، واہ واہ کرناhoan nghênh
2 to declare (someone) ruler, winner etc by enthusiastic approval They acclaimed him king.vereerيُنَادِي بِه) (مُلْكَاًобявявамprohlásit (koho čím)hyldeausrufen zuανακηρύσσωproclamar(hõisates) kuulutamaبا ابراز احساسات و تحسین اعلام کردنشزjulistaaacclamerלְהַכתִירproglasitivminek kikiáltmenyatakanútnefna með hyllinguacclamareかっさいして~と宣言する갈채하며 ...을 선언하다paskelbtipasludinātisytiharuitroepen totutrope; hylle somokrzyknąćdeclarara aclama, a ovaţionaпровозглашатьvyhlásiťvzklikatiproglasiti klicanjemutropa, hälsa såsomประกาศชื่อ(coşkuyla) ilan etmek擁戴проголошуватиاعلان کرناca ngợi
n
enthusiastic approval. vereringتَصْفِيق، هُتَاف الإسْتِحْسَانодобрявам въторженоjásotbifald; hyldningder Beifallεπιδοκιμασίαaclamaciónkiiduavalduspuhang, heakskiidupuhangاستقبال پرشورhyväksyntäacclamationתְשוּאוֹתaklamacijaéljenzéssambutan baikhyllingacclamazione熱狂的な承認환호paskelbtiskaļa apsveikšanasebulat suaratoejuichingbifall, hyllingwielkie uznanieaclamaçãoaclamaţieприветствие; овацияjasot, chvála, búrlivý aplauzvzklikanjeodobravanje klicanjembifallการโห่ร้องด้วยความชื่นชมövgü, takdir歡呼,喝彩гучне вітанняپر جوش منظوریsự hoan nghênh
n acclamation [akləˈmeiʃən]
a noisy demonstration of applause, agreement, approval etc. toejuigingهُتَاف حَمَاسِيбурно одобрениеaklamacebifald; hyldest; akklamationlauter Beifallεπευφημίαaclamaciónkiidutormابراز احساسات؛ شادباشsuosionosoituksetacclamationקַבָּלָה בִּתשׁוּאוֹתवाहवाही/सम्मानaklamacijaéljenzéssambutan hangatfögnuður áhorfenda; atkvæðagreiðsla með lófatakiacclamazione大かっさい환호, 대갈채triukšmingas pritarimas, pripažinimas, sveikinimasskaļa piekrišanasambutan meriahtoejuichingapplaus, bifall, akklamasjonaklamacjaaclamaçãoovaţieшумное одобрениеaklamácia, manifestačná voľba, hlasovanieploskanjeklicanjebifallsrop, hälsningsjubel, acklamationเสียงตะโกนด้วยความชื่นชมalkışlama喝彩; (鼓掌)通過гучне схваленняنعرۂ تحسینsự hoan hô nhiệt liệt; ()

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Henry III had always been accounted a good swordsman, but that day he quite outdid himself, and in his imagination was about to run the pseudo De Montfort through the heart, to the wild acclaim of his audience.
When the other vessels of the squadron caught the meaning of the signals flashed them they took up the wild acclaim and unfurled her colors in the gleaming sunlight.
The master's wife called him the "Blessed Wolf," which name was taken up with acclaim and all the women called him the Blessed Wolf.
 
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