acclaim.
To shout; to call out.
Meaning & usage
To shout; to call out.
To express great approval (for).
a highly-acclaimed novel
a widely-acclaimed article
To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
To claim.
To declare by acclamations.
To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
Where this word 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”).
An acclamation; a shout of applause.
A claim.
Where this word comes from
* First attested in 1667.
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