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- Dictionaryacclaimed/əˈkleɪmd/
adjective
- 1. publicly praised; celebrated: "the band released their critically acclaimed debut in 1994"
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to give public approval and praise: widely acclaimed She was widely acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery. She is being acclaimed (= publicly recognized) as the greatest dancer of her generation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. acclaimed.
attracting public approval and praise: critically acclaimed "Dinner Party ", based on the critically acclaimed novel by Bill Davies, was made into a film last year. an acclaimed artist / writer / poet. See. acclaim. Fewer examples. He is the author of a widely acclaimed new study on the subject.
to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud: to acclaim the conquering heroes. to announce or proclaim with enthusiastic approval: to acclaim the new king.
1. : the act of acclaiming. 2. : praise, applause. She deserves acclaim for all her charitable works. Synonyms. Verb. accredit.
: enthusiastically praised. an acclaimed performance/performer. the city's most acclaimed restaurants. Greenfeld is best known as a journalist, the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction … Jay McInerney. Examples of acclaimed in a Sentence.
The word acclaim comes from the Latin word acclamare, which means to cry out. So it only makes sense that the verb acclaim means to offer enthusiastic praise or applause. "The book was critically acclaimed, but most of the students found it to be stupefyingly boring."
If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically. The restaurant has been widely acclaimed for its excellent French cuisine. American English : acclaim / əˈkleɪm /
to give public approval and praise: widely acclaimed She was widely acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery. She is being acclaimed (= publicly recognized) as the greatest dancer of her generation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
adjective. publicly acknowledged as excellent. Daniel Barenboim, the acclaimed Israeli conductor. an internationally acclaimed documentary. one of America's most acclaimed film directors. She has published six highly acclaimed novels. a highly acclaimed clarinettist. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
verb. /əˈkleɪm/ [usually passive] Verb Forms. to praise or welcome somebody/something publicly. be acclaimed (as something) The work was acclaimed as a masterpiece. This book has been widely acclaimed as a modern classic. a highly/widely acclaimed performance. Mario Vargas Llosa, the internationally acclaimed novelist. Topics Success c2.
