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acclaim¹

  • /əˈkleɪm/ US

Rhymes with -eɪm

Where it comes from

* First attested in the early 14th century.

* (to applaud): First attested in the 1630s.

* Borrowed from Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).

verb acclaims · acclaiming · acclaimed

  1. archaic, transitive To shout; to call out.
  2. transitive To express great approval (for). a highly-acclaimed novel

    Similar: applaud, cheer on, hurrah, acclaim, acclamate, hail, barrack, beclap, cheer, clap, encheer, hurray

  3. rare, transitive To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
  4. obsolete, transitive To claim.
  5. transitive To declare by acclamations. Thou ſhalt be crown'd— / An Iron Crown, intenſely hot, ſhall gird / Thy hoary Temples; while the ſhouting Crowd / Acclaims thee King of Traitors.
  6. Canada To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.

acclaim²

  • /əˈkleɪm/ US

Rhymes with -eɪm

Where it comes from

* First attested in 1667.

noun acclaims

  1. countable, poetic, uncountable An acclamation; a shout of applause.
  2. countable, obsolete, uncountable A claim.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: plaudit, acclamation, applaud, herald, clap, eclat, hail, spat, plaudits, praise, commendation, appreciative, appreciation, renown, repute, reputation

Translations

Every language

verb to applaud

Españolaclamar, aplaudir
Portuguêsaclamar
Françaisacclamer, applaudir
Deutschapplaudieren, klatschen
Italianoacclamare, applaudire
Русскийаплоди́ровать aplodírovatʹ

verb to shout

Españolgritar
Françaiscrier d'enthousiasme
Deutschzujubeln
Русскийкрича́ть kričátʹ

verb to shout applause

Españolaclamar
Portuguêsaclamar
Françaisacclamer
Deutschapplaudieren, klatschen
Italianoacclamare
Русскийприве́тствовать privétstvovatʹ, одобря́ть odobrjátʹ

verb to claim

Portuguêsclamar, reclamar
Françaisréclamer
Italianoreclamare

verb to declare by acclamations

Españolaclamar
Portuguêsaclamar
Françaisdéclamer
Italianoacclamare
Русскийпровозглаша́ть provozglašátʹ, провозгласи́ть provozglasítʹ

noun acclamation

Españolaclamación

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@misc{acclaim_2026,
  title = {acclaim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acclaim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}