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acclamare

to acclaim

verb ahk-klah-MAH-reh Rare
Communication Expressions

Origin: From Latin acclamare — 'to shout in approval'.

Also means

to applaud

Usage Note

Acclamare means to greet someone with loud collective approval — a crowd acclama a winner or a leader. It takes avere as auxiliary: la folla ha acclamato il vincitore (the crowd acclaimed the winner). The related noun is l'acclamazione; eletto per acclamazione means 'elected by acclamation' (unanimous voice vote without a formal ballot).

Examples

"La folla ha acclamato il campione con entusiasmo."

Natural Translation

The crowd acclaimed the champion enthusiastically.

Literal Translation

The crowd has acclaimed the champion with enthusiasm.

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