English

Etymology
From L. acclamare, formed from ad- + clamare "to cry out", "to shout".

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪm|-eɪm

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To shout; to call out.
2. intransitive To shout approval; to express great approval.
3. transitive rare To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

#* A glad acclaiming train. - Thomson

1. transitive obsolete To claim.
2. transitive To declare by acclamations.

#* While the shouting crowd / Acclaims thee king of traitors. - Smollett

1. context|Canadian To elect to an office by having no opposition..

Derived terms
acclaimer

Related terms
acclamation
acclamatory

Translations
trans-top|to shout
Dutch: uitroepen
French: crier d'enthousiasme
trans-mid
Italian: gridare entusiasticamente or con entusiasmo
trans-bottom

trans-top|to shout applause
Dutch: juichen, applaudiseren
Finnish: osoittaa suosiotaan
French: acclamer
trans-mid
German: applaudieren, klatschen
Italian: acclamare
Portuguese: aclamar
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trans-top|to applaud
Dutch: toejuichen, prijzen, loven
Finnish: osoittaa suosiotaan
French: acclamer, applaudir
trans-mid
German: applaudieren, klatschen
Italian: acclamare, applaudire
Portuguese: aclamar
trans-bottom

trans-top|to claim
Italian: reclamare
trans-mid
Portuguese: clamar, reclamar
trans-bottom

trans-top|to declare by acclamations
Dutch: uitroepen (tot)
French: déclamer
trans-mid
Italian: acclamare
Portuguese: aclamar
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Interlingua: acclamar
ttbc|Spanish: aclamar

Noun
en-noun

1. poetic An acclamation; a shout of applause.
2. obsolete A claim.

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