acclaim

present singular third person acclaims · participle present acclaiming · participle past acclaimed · past acclaimed

1. archaictransitiveTo shout; to call out.
2. transitiveTo express great approval (for).

   a highly-acclaimed novel

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   a widely-acclaimed article

   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.

   1911, Saki, The Chronicles of Clovis

   Synonyms: applaud, cheer on, hurrah, acclamate, applaud, hail, barrack, beclap

3. raretransitiveTo salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
4. obsoletetransitiveTo claim.
5. transitiveTo 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.

   1749, [Tobias George Smollett], The Regicide: Or, James the First, of Scotland. A Tragedy. […], London: […] [F]or the benefit of the author, →OCLC, Act V, scene the last, page 79

6. CanadagovernmentTo elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.

plural acclaims

1. countablepoeticuncountableAn acclamation; a shout of applause.
2. countableobsoleteuncountableA claim.