I. əˈklām also aˈ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English acleimen, from Medieval Latin acclamare, from Latin, to shout at, approve, applaud, from ad- + clamare to shout, call; in senses 2 & 4, from Latin acclamare; in sense 3, from Medieval Latin, from Latin — more at claim
transitive verb
1. obsolete : claim
2. : praise
a book widely acclaimed by critics
: welcome with praise or applause
acclaimed the guest of honor
3. : to declare or proclaim approvingly — usually used with a complement now usually preceded by as
on the formation of the National Sculpture Society, he was acclaimed its president — Adeline Adams
his eyes too openly acclaimed her a fair woman — Mary Webb
the hearings have been acclaimed as something of a model of dignified and fair procedure — New Republic
4. archaic : to call out loudly : shout
acclaiming my joy
intransitive verb
: to shout praise : applaud
II. noun
( -s )
1. : the act of acclaiming
2. : praise
deserves the acclaim he has received — Lewis Mumford