acclaim
verbEtymology
* First attested in the early 14th century. * (to applaud): First attested in the 1630s. * Borrowed from Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).
- borrowed from acclāmō
Definitions
To shout
To shout; to call out.
To express great approval (for).
- a highly-acclaimed novel
- a widely-acclaimed article
To salute or praise with great approval
To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
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To claim.
To declare by acclamations.
- Thou ſhalt be crown'd— / An Iron Crown, intenſely hot, ſhall gird / Thy hoary Temples; while the ſhouting Crowd / Acclaims thee King of Traitors.
To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run
To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
An acclamation
An acclamation; a shout of applause.
A claim.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at acclaim. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at acclaim. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at acclaim
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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