acclaim

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.
2. (transitive) To express great approval (for).
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.
6. (Canada) To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.

Noun

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ə.ˈkleɪm/

Etymology

* 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”).

Synonyms

applaud

praise

acclamation

clap

👏

approval

hail

cheer

applause

👏

laud

commend

compliment

approbation

commendation

celebrate

admiration

cheer for

ovation

plaudit

plaudits

proclaim

congratulate

eclat

spat

eulogize

extol

apotheosize

glorify

herald

honor

apotheose

apotheosise

backslap

ensky

sing together

rhapsodise

utter

admire

adulation

amenity

announce

appreciate

authorization

clamour

clapping

congeniality

declare

deify

endorsement

eulogy

felicitate

Translations

acclamer

acclamare

aclamar

aclamar

applaudir

toejuichen

applaudire

applaudieren

klatschen

👏

acclamation

zujubeln

Beifall

👏

aplaudir

bijval

toejuiching