ACCLAIM

[verb], [noun] - (to give) public approval and praise for someone's work, an action, a person, etc.She was universally/widely/publicly acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery. [T]'Dinner Party', based on the critically acclaimed novel by Bill Davies, was made into a film last year. [T]The new technique was acclaimed (as) a medical breakthrough. [T + object + (as) noun]She is being acclaimed (= publicly recognized) as the greatest dancer of her generation. [T]Despite the critical acclaim, the novel did not sell well. [U]Hamlet was played by Romania's leading actor, Ion Caramitrou, to rapturous acclaim. [U]