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Webster 1913 Edition


Acclaim

Ac-claim′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
acclamare
;
ad
+
clamare
to cry out. See
Claim
,
Clamor
.]
[R.]
1.
To applaud.
“A glad acclaiming train.”
Thomson.
2.
To declare by acclamations.
While the shouting crowd
Acclaims
thee king of traitors.
Smollett.
3.
To shout;
as, to
acclaim
my joy
.

Ac-claim′

,
Verb.
I.
To shout applause.

Ac-claim′

,
Noun.
Acclamation.
[Poetic]
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Acclaim

ACCLA'IM

v.t. [L acclamo, ad and clamo, to cry out. See Claim, Clamor.] To applaud. [Little used.

Definition 2024


acclaim

acclaim

English

Verb

acclaim (third-person singular simple present acclaims, present participle acclaiming, simple past and past participle acclaimed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.
  2. (intransitive) To shout approval; to express great approval.
    • 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.
  3. (transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
    • A glad acclaiming train. - Thomson
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To claim.
  5. (transitive) To declare by acclamations.
    • While the shouting crowd / Acclaims thee king of traitors. - Smollett
  6. (Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.
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Etymology 2

  • First attested in 1667.

Noun

acclaim (countable and uncountable, plural acclaims)

  1. (poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
  2. (obsolete) A claim.
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  • See also Wikisaurus:applause
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