acclaim
/əˈkleɪm/uh-KLAYM
/əˈkleɪm/uh-KLAYM
Meaningto shout at
Common meaning: to praise loudly and in public
- acto, towards
- claimto shout, call outLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 348 · scan
‘to, towards’ + ‘to shout, call out’ → acclaim
Journey through time
- Latinacclamare‘to cry out at’source
- Englishacclaim‘to praise loudly and in public’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin clāmō ‘to shout, call out’.
Roots
- clāmō, clāmāre Latin “to shout, call out”
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