From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishacclaimac‧claim1 /əˈkleɪm/ verb [transitive] PRAISEto praise someone or something publicly His work was acclaimed by art critics.→ See Verb table
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acclaim• From the outset, they were critically acclaimed.• The advantages in both the accuracy and speed of the photographic process were almost universally acclaimed.• The pamphlet was widely acclaimed and a second edition produced.• Introduced in January 1983, Lisa had been acclaimed as offering breakthrough technology; but few could afford it.• Talen's last play was acclaimed by the critics as a masterpiece.• Eleanor's husband had secured his first lectureship, and her first novel had been acclaimed in literary circles.acclaimacclaim2 noun [uncountable] PRAISEpraise for a person or their achievements The young singer is enjoying critical acclaim (=praise by people who are paid to give their opinion on art, music etc).international/great/popular/public etc acclaim Their recordings have won great acclaim.Examples from the Corpus
acclaim• Buoyed by critical acclaim for the 1970 Brooklyn season, Alvin and his dancers faced a year without any significant employment.• Lamboume's work is not widely known today, yet during the 1950S he received great critical acclaim.• Seb was somewhat less effusive in his acclaim, yet he was far more relieved than anyone else at Nahum's success.• One might suppose that this statesmanship would have gained him international acclaim.• He appeared to think too much acclaim might be detrimental as well as premature.• Between 27 April and 1 May, he toured Andalusia, to the ecstatic, Falangist-organized acclaim of thousands of spectators.• Certainly Mr Mansbridge from his vantage point of above or below can enjoy our acclaim at his pictorial success.• These artists and their defenders cited such popular acclaim as proof of the aesthetic value of their works.critical acclaim• Buoyed by critical acclaim for the 1970 Brooklyn season, Alvin and his dancers faced a year without any significant employment.• Lamboume's work is not widely known today, yet during the 1950S he received great critical acclaim.• Between 1907 and 1942 Freeman produced forty Thorndyke short stories and twenty-one Thorndyke novels, to great critical acclaim.• Voice over Their show at the Pegassus Theatre in Oxford brought much critical acclaim.• Such success stories do not rely on good reviews or critical acclaim for big sales and widespread popularity.• Paulo has received critical acclaim for his pop-jazz.• Chris Menges' directorial debut which received critical acclaim and festival awards throughout the world.Origin acclaim1 (1500-1600) Latin acclamare, from ad- “to” + clamare “to shout” 