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ac·claim
(ə-klām′)v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims
v.tr.
1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly. See Synonyms at praise.
2. To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval: She was acclaimed person of the year.
v.intr.
To shout approval.
n.
Enthusiastic praise; acclamation.
ac·claim′er n.
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acclaim
(əˈkleɪm)vb
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.
n
an enthusiastic approval, expression of enthusiasm, etc
[C17: from Latin acclāmāre to shout at, shout applause, from ad- to + clamāre to shout]
acˈclaimer n
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ac•claim
(əˈkleɪm)v.t.
1. to greet publicly with loud or enthusiastic approval or praise: a widely acclaimed book.
2. to announce or proclaim with enthusiastic approval: He was acclaimed the king.
v.i. 3. to make acclamation; applaud.
n. 4. enthusiastic approval or praise.
ac•claim′er, n.
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acclaim
Past participle: acclaimed
Gerund: acclaiming
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| Noun | 1. |  acclaim - enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" |
| Verb | 1. |  acclaim - praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts" |
| 2. |  acclaim - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approvalbravo - applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
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acclaim
verb
1. praise, celebrate, honour, cheer, admire, hail, applaud, compliment, salute, approve, congratulate, clap, pay tribute to, commend, exalt, laud, extol, crack up (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), give it up for (slang), eulogize He was acclaimed as the country's greatest modern painter.
noun
1. praise, honour, celebration, approval, tribute, applause, cheering, clapping, ovation, accolades, plaudits, kudos, commendation, exaltation, approbation, acclamation, eulogizing, panegyric, encomium She won critical acclaim for her performance.
praise stick (slang), criticism, panning (informal), censure, flak (informal), bad press, denigration, brickbats, sideswipe, disparagement, vituperation, fault-finding
praise stick (slang), criticism, panning (informal), censure, flak (informal), bad press, denigration, brickbats, sideswipe, disparagement, vituperation, fault-finding
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acclaim
verb1. To express warm approval of:
An expression of warm approval:
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Translations
تَصْفِيق، هُتَاف الإسْتِحْسَانيُنَادِي بِه) (مُلْكَاًيَهْتِف، يُصَفِّق
jásotnadšeně vítatprohlásit
bifaldhyldehyldningtiljuble
hylla, fagnahyllingútnefna meî hyllingu
paskelbtiplotipripažinimassveikinimassveikinti
pasludinātskaļa apsveikšanauzgavilēt
nadšene pozdravovať
acclaim
[əˈkleɪm]A. VT
B. N (= praise) → alabanza f, aclamación f; (= applause) → aplausos mpl
the book met with great acclaim → el libro tuvo una extraordinaria acogida, el libro recibió encendidos elogios
the book met with great acclaim → el libro tuvo una extraordinaria acogida, el libro recibió encendidos elogios
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acclaim
[əˈkleɪm] vt → acclamer
to be acclaimed for sth → être acclamé(e) pour qch
to be acclaimed as sth → être proclamé(e) qch
to be acclaimed for sth → être acclamé(e) pour qch
to be acclaimed as sth → être proclamé(e) qch
n → acclamation f
to win acclaim for sth, to receive acclaim for sth → être salué(e) pour qch
critical acclaim → acclamations des critiques
to great acclaim → avec un immense succès
to win acclaim for sth, to receive acclaim for sth → être salué(e) pour qch
critical acclaim → acclamations des critiques
to great acclaim → avec un immense succès
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acclaim
(əˈkleim) verb1. to applaud or welcome enthusiastically. The footballer was acclaimed by the fans.
2. to declare (someone) ruler, winner etc by enthusiastic approval. They acclaimed him king.
noun enthusiastic approval.
acclamation (akləˈmeiʃən) noun a noisy demonstration of applause, agreement, approval etc.
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