Definition/Meaning of acclaim

• English - Verb: acclaim (third-person singular simple present acclaims, present participle acclaiming, simple past and past participle acclaimed) (archaic, transitive) To shout ; to call out . (transitive) To express great approval (for). a highly- acclaimed novel a widely- acclaimed article (rare, transitive) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment ; to applaud ; to welcome enthusiastically.…
• English - Noun: acclaim (countable and uncountable, plural acclaims) (countable, poetic, uncountable) An acclamation ; a shout of applause . (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A claim .
• English - Anagrams: malacic
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. * 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”). Etymology 2. * First attested in 1667.
• English - Pronunciation: (US) IPA: /əˈkleɪm/ Rhymes: -eɪm