Hypertext Webster Gateway: "acclaim"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, v. t. [L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry
out. See {Claim}, {Clamor}.] [R.]
1. To applaud. ``A glad acclaiming train.'' --Thomson.
2. To declare by acclamations.
While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of
traitors. --Smollett.
3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, v. i.
To shout applause.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, n.
Acclamation. [Poetic] --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
acclaim
n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
"he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave
him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclamation},
{plaudits}, {plaudit}, {eclat}]
v 1: praise vociferously [syn: {hail}, {herald}]
2: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn: {applaud}, {clap}, {spat}] [ant: {boo}]
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