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acclaim

ac·claim [ ə-ˈklām]

acclaim

noun

Definition of acclaim (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : the act of acclaiming

2 : praise, applause
//She deserves acclaim for all her charitable works.

acclaim

verb

[ə-ˈklām]

acclaimed; acclaiming; acclaims

Definition of acclaim

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : applaud, praise
//Critics acclaimed her performance.

2 : to declare by acclamation
//was acclaimed president of the society

intransitive verb

: to shout praise or applause

Other Words from acclaim

Verb

acclaimer noun

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Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
//Parsons Dance Company has been going since the early 1980s and is still acclaimed for its freshness.
— courant.com, "Renowned Parsons Dance to give one-night performance at Jorgensen," 7 Nov. 2019
//And the band wasn't universally critically acclaimed, so there was an underdog appeal to being a Black Crowes fan.
— Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, "Must-read Black Crowes memoir is ‘Hard to Handle’," 17 Oct. 2019
//Her work was often popular and critically acclaimed, but her success surprised her.
— The Economist, "Toni Morrison was the Nobel prizewinning chronicler of African-American life," 7 Aug. 2019
//Adam Gordon, Lerner’s protagonist—who also narrates Lerner’s acclaimed first novel, Leaving the Atocha Station—is sitting in a boat, talking.
— Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, "Boy, Uninterrupted," 10 Sep. 2019
//The icon, who most recently starred in the critically acclaimed The Farewell, has several projects on the horizon, including the forthcoming live action The Little Mermaid.
— Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, "It's Official: Awkwafina Will Star In the Live-Action 'The Little Mermaid'," 11 Sep. 2019
//Like so much of the Soviet-era literature acclaimed in the West, Grossman’s work is celebrated as a warning of the dangers of revolutionary aspirations.
— Sophie Pinkham, The New Republic, "Vasily Grossman’s Lost Epic," 27 Aug. 2019
//President Trump’s family is half Jewish, and he is acclaimed as the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House.
— Conrad Black, National Review, "Today’s Campaign Rhetoric Is Not Exactly Cicero," 13 Aug. 2019
//This stylized, critically-acclaimed, art-driven free-for-all shows more than tells, which is gorgeously bonkers.
— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "Superheroes behaving badly: 12 crusading TV series target mature audiences," 4 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//Since Entergy sought approval of the gas plant, at least two projects have gained acclaim for beating the cost of natural-gas plants.
— New York Times, "Natural Gas or Renewables? New Orleans Choice Is Shadowed by Katrina," 8 Nov. 2019
//The band continues to earn acclaim for its powerhouse sound and flippant energy on stage, both of which will be in particular abundance alongside chatterbox opener Liam Gallagher of Oasis.
— Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, "Best concerts in L.A. this week, Halloween edition: Spooky! Scary!," 23 Oct. 2019
//Carroll gained generous acclaim for her leading role in the NBC sitcom, Julia.
— Nandi Howard, Essence, "Remember Her Legacy: 15 Of The Best Diahann Carroll Looks," 4 Oct. 2019
//Shake Shack rolled out their super popular take on the sandwich nationally in summer 2016 to high acclaim.
— Katie Workman, Houston Chronicle, "Fans choose sides in the 'Chicken Sandwich War' of our time," 22 Aug. 2019
//Lately, there’s been a lot of celebrity beauty brands coming out, notably Kylie Jenner, who founded Kylie Cosmetics in 2015 to wide acclaim.
— Tatum Dooley, Teen Vogue, "Millie Bobby Brown Is Launching Her Own Beauty Brand," 20 Aug. 2019
//Prior to international acclaim in the 1990s, Hamm was a superstar of the UNC Tar Heels at college level, winning four NCAA national championships with the all-conquering team.
— SI.com, "USWNT Legend Mia Hamm Predicts England & USA Wins in Huge World Cup Quarter Finals," 27 June 2019
//The four-part Netflix project debuted on May 31 to critical acclaim and soon led to real-world fallout for the authorities involved.
— Ashley Lee, latimes.com, "Ava DuVernay responds to Trump’s latest Central Park Five comments: ‘There’s no truth to it’," 19 June 2019
//Davis’s office also has gained a lot acclaim for its workplace environment and constituent services.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, "As Rep. Susan Davis departs, San Diego loses its longest serving member and ‘true public servant’," 8 Sep. 2019

First Known Use of acclaim

Verb

1626, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for acclaim

Verb

borrowed (with assimilation to claim entry 1) from Middle French & Latin; Middle French acclamer, borrowed from Latin acclāmāre "to shout (at or in reaction to), raise an outcry, shout approval," from ad- ad- + clāmāre "to shout" — more at claim entry 1

Noun

derivative of acclaim entry 1

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