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Traditional English :: acclaim
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acclaimer.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 welcome or applaud enthusiastically; praise publicly. 2 (foll. by compl.) hail as ( acclaimed him king; was acclaimed the winner). --n. 1 applause; welcome; public praise. 2 a shout of acclaim. acclaimer n. [ME f. L acclamare (as AC-, clamare shout: spelling assim. to claim)] |
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Traditional English :: acclaim
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acclaimer.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 welcome or applaud enthusiastically; praise publicly. 2 (foll. by compl.) hail as ( acclaimed him king; was acclaimed the winner). --n. 1 applause; welcome; public praise. 2 a shout of acclaim. acclaimer n. [ME f. L acclamare (as AC-, clamare shout: spelling assim. to claim)] |
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Traditional English :: acclamation
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acclaimer.html - n. 1 loud and eager assent to a proposal. 2 (usu. in pl.) shouting in a person's honour. 3 the act or process of acclaiming. by acclamation US Polit. (elected) unanimously and without ballot. [L acclamatio (as ACCLAIM)] |
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Traditional English :: acclaim
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acclaimer.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 welcome or applaud enthusiastically; praise publicly. 2 (foll. by compl.) hail as ( acclaimed him king; was acclaimed the winner). --n. 1 applause; welcome; public praise. 2 a shout of acclaim. acclaimer n. [ME f. L acclamare (as AC-, clamare shout: spelling assim. to claim)] |
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Traditional English :: acclamation
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acclaimer.html - n. 1 loud and eager assent to a proposal. 2 (usu. in pl.) shouting in a person's honour. 3 the act or process of acclaiming. by acclamation US Polit. (elected) unanimously and without ballot. [L acclamatio (as ACCLAIM)] |
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Traditional English :: acclimate
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acclaimer.html - v.tr. US acclimatize. [F acclimater f. Е to + climat CLIMATE] |
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