acclaim
/əˈkleɪm/verb
High School
1
To shout; to call out.
2
To express great approval (for).
3
To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
4
To claim.
5
To declare by acclamations.
6
To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
#archaic#obsolete#rare