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acclaim
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?.?kle?m/
- Rhymes: -e?m
Etymology 1
- First attested in the early 14th century.
- (to applaud): First attested in the 1630s.
- Borrowed from Latin accl?m? (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + cl?m? (“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).
- 1911, Saki, The Chronicles of Clovis
- The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.
- 1911, Saki, The Chronicles of Clovis
- (transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
- 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence
- a glad acclaiming train
- 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence
- (transitive, obsolete) To claim.
- (transitive) To declare by acclamations.
- (Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.
Derived terms
- acclaimable
- acclaimer
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
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hurrahs
English
Noun
hurrahs
- plural of hurrah
French
Noun
hurrahs ?
- plural of hurrah
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