acclaim

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /əˈkleɪm/ UK /əˈkleɪm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
enthusiastic public praise; to praise enthusiastically

The novel won critical acclaim across two continents.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · enthusiastic public praise;... praise applause plaudits commendation approval laud extol celebrate

Opposites

criticism condemnation censure disparagement

Word family

Derived forms acclaimed

Related forms acclamation claim exclaim proclaim

Simplified etymology

Acclaim dates from Middle English and comes from Latin ad- ‘to’ and clamare ‘to shout’.

Etymology

From Latin acclāmāre ('to cry out at, applaud'), from ad- ('to') + clāmāre ('to shout, cry out'). The spelling was influenced by 'claim'.

acclāmāre Latin clāmāre Latin

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# acclaim

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈkleɪm/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈkleɪm/

## Meanings
1. enthusiastic public praise; to praise enthusiastically

## Examples
- The novel won critical acclaim across two continents.

## Synonyms
- praise
- applause
- plaudits
- commendation
- approval
- laud
- extol
- celebrate

## Antonyms
- criticism
- condemnation
- censure
- disparagement

## Derived Forms
- acclaimed

## Related Forms
- acclamation
- claim
- exclaim
- proclaim

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: acclāmāre
- Root: clāmāre

## Etymology
From Latin acclāmāre ('to cry out at, applaud'), from ad- ('to') + clāmāre ('to shout, cry out'). The spelling was influenced by 'claim'.

## AI Etymology
Acclaim comes from Latin acclāmāre ('to cry out at, applaud'), from ad- ('to') + clāmāre ('to shout, cry out'). The spelling was influenced by 'claim'. The historical trail runs through Latin acclāmāre and Latin clāmāre. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means enthusiastic public praise; to praise enthusiastically. Derived formations include acclaimed; related forms include acclamation, claim, exclaim, proclaim.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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