acclaim

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.

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

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ac·claimer n.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acclaim - enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" acclamation, eclat, plaudit, plaudits commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
Verb	1.	acclaim - praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" hail, herald applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"
	2.	acclaim - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval applaud, clap, spat bravo - applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"

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acclaim

verb 1. praise, celebrate, honour, cheer, admire, hail, applaud, compliment, salute, approve, congratulate, clap, pay tribute to, commend, exalt, laud, extol, crack up (informal) eulogize

noun 2. praise, honour, celebration, approval, tribute, applause, cheering, clapping, ovation, accolades, plaudits, kudos, commendation, exaltation, approbation, acclamation, eulogizing, panegyric, encomium << OPPOSITE criticism

Translations

acclaim [əˈkleɪm] vt → aclamar, aplaudir

n → aclamación f; aplausos mpl

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acclaim [əˈkleɪm] vt → acclamer

n → acclamations fpl

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acclaim [əˈkleɪm] n → Beifall m

vt to be acclaimed for one's achievements → für seine Leistungen gefeiert werden

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acclaim [əˈkleɪm] vt → acclamare

n → acclamazione f