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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 [əˈkleɪm]
vb
1. (tr) to acknowledge publicly the excellence of (a person, act, etc.)
2. to salute with cheering, clapping, etc.; applaud
3. (tr) to acknowledge publicly that (a person) has (some position, quality, etc.) they acclaimed him king
n
an enthusiastic approval, expression of enthusiasm, etc.
[from Latin acclāmāre to shout at, shout applause, from ad- to + clamāre to shout]
acclaimer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.acclaim - enthusiastic approvalacclaim - 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.acclaim - praise vociferouslyacclaim - praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"
2.acclaim - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approvalacclaim - 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
verb
praise, celebrate, honour, cheer, admire, hail, applaud, compliment, salute, approve, congratulate, clap, pay tribute to, commend, exalt, laud, extol, crack up (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), give it up for (slang), eulogize He was acclaimed as the country's greatest modern painter.
Translations
acclaim [əˈkleɪm]
A. VT
1. (= praise) → aclamar, alabar
the play was acclaimedla obra fue aclamada
2. (= proclaim) → aclamar
he was acclaimed kinglo aclamaron rey
B. N (= praise) → alabanza f, aclamación f; (= applause) → aplausos mpl
the book met with great acclaimel libro tuvo una extraordinaria acogida, el libro recibió encendidos elogios

acclaim [əˈkleɪm]
vtacclamer
to be acclaimed for sth → être acclamé(e) pour qch
to be acclaimed as sth → être proclamé(e) qch
nacclamation f
to win acclaim for sth, to receive acclaim for sth → être salué(e) pour qch
critical acclaim → acclamations des critiques
to great acclaim → avec un immense succès

acclaim
vt
(= applaud)feiern (as als); (critics)anerkennen
(= proclaim) to acclaim somebody king/winnerjdn zum König/als Sieger ausrufen
nBeifall m; (of critics)Anerkennung f

acclaim [əˈkleɪm]
1. vtacclamare
2. n (approval) → consenso; (applause) → applauso

acclaim
v acclaim [əˈkleim]
1 to applaud or welcome enthusiastically The footballer was acclaimed by the fans. applous gee يَهْتِف، يُصَفِّق приветствувам nadšeně vítat hylde; tiljuble mit Beifall begrüßen επευφημώ aclamar kiiduavaldustega tervitama تحسن کردن osoittaa suosiota acclamer לְהָרִיע वाह-वाह करना aklamirati éljenez disambut baik hylla, fagna acclamare かっさいする 환호하다 sveikinti, ploti uzgavilēt tepuk sorak toejuichen hylle, tiljuble oklaskiwać aclamar a aplauda, a aclama приветствовать nadšene pozdravovať glasno pozdravljati pozdraviti klicanjem hylla, jubla โห่ร้องต้อนรับ alkışlamak 歡呼,喝彩 гучно вітати حوصلہ بڑھانا ، واہ واہ کرنا hoan nghênh
2 to declare (someone) ruler, winner etc by enthusiastic approval They acclaimed him king. vereer يُنَادِي بِه) (مُلْكَاً обявявам prohlásit (koho čím) hylde ausrufen zu ανακηρύσσω proclamar (hõisates) kuulutama با ابراز احساسات و تحسین اعلام کردنشز julistaa acclamer לְהַכתִיר proglasiti vminek kikiált menyatakan útnefna með hyllingu acclamare かっさいして~と宣言する ...으로 인정하다 paskelbti pasludināt isytihar uitroepen tot utrope; hylle som okrzyknąć declarar a aclama, a ovaţiona провозглашать vyhlásiť vzklikati proglasiti klicanjem utropa, hälsa såsom ประกาศชื่อ (coşkuyla) ilan etmek 擁戴 проголошувати اعلان کرنا ca ngợi
n
enthusiastic approval. verering تَصْفِيق، هُتَاف الإسْتِحْسَان одобрявам въторжено jásot bifald; hyldning der Beifall επιδοκιμασία aclamación kiiduavalduspuhang, heakskiidupuhang استقبال پرشور ylistys acclamation תְשוּאוֹת aklamacija éljenzés sambutan baik hylling acclamazione 熱狂的な承認 환호 paskelbti skaļa apsveikšana sebulat suara toejuiching bifall, hylling wielkie uznanie aclamação aclamaţie приветствие; овация jasot, chvála, búrlivý aplauz vzklikanje odobravanje klicanjem bifall การโห่ร้องด้วยความชื่นชม övgü, takdir 歡呼,喝彩 гучне вітання پر جوش منظوری sự hoan nghênh
n acclamation [akləˈmeiʃən]
a noisy demonstration of applause, agreement, approval etc. toejuiging هُتَاف حَمَاسِي бурно одобрение aklamace bifald; hyldest; akklamation lauter Beifall επευφημία aclamación kiidutorm ابراز احساسات؛ شادباش suosionosoitus acclamation קַבָּלָה בִּתשׁוּאוֹת वाहवाही/सम्मान aklamacija éljenzés sambutan hangat fögnuður áhorfenda; atkvæðagreiðsla með lófataki acclamazione 大かっさい 박수 갈채 triukšmingas pritarimas, pripažinimas, sveikinimas skaļa piekrišana sambutan meriah toejuiching applaus, bifall, akklamasjon aklamacja aclamação ovaţie шумное одобрение aklamácia, manifestačná voľba, hlasovanie ploskanje klicanje bifallsrop, hälsningsjubel, acklamation เสียงตะโกนด้วยความชื่นชม alkışlama 喝彩; (鼓掌)通過 гучне схвалення نعرۂ تحسین sự hoan hô nhiệt liệt ; ()


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