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acclaim

[ uh-kleym ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud:

    to acclaim the conquering heroes.

  2. to announce or proclaim with enthusiastic approval:

    to acclaim the new king.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make acclamation; applaud.

acclaim

/ əˈkleɪm /

verb

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an enthusiastic approval, expression of enthusiasm, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • acˈclaimer, noun
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Other Words From

  • ac·claimer noun
  • reac·claim verb (used with object)
  • unac·claimed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of acclaim1

From the Latin word acclāmāre, dating back to 1630–40. See ac-, claim
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Word History and Origins

Origin of acclaim1

C17: from Latin acclāmāre to shout at, shout applause, from ad- to + clamāre to shout
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Example Sentences

He became a newspaper columnist and won international acclaim in 2015 for his first novel The Meursault Investigation, which was a reworking of The Stranger by Albert Camus.

From BBC

Published in March to widespread critical acclaim,“James” is told from the perspective of Jim, the escaped slave who joins Twain’s protagonist Huckleberry Finn on his journey down the Mississippi River.

Amid that cache were the black-and-white images that were featured in his acclaimed photo book “House of Bondage.”

Certainly, there could have been a more straightforward adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s acclaimed novel about the friendship between two Black boys at a brutal Florida reform school in the early 1960s.

Kenny was also an acclaimed singer, poet, and solo stand-up performer.

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