acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat -- (enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved")
Overview of verb acclaim
The verb acclaim has 2 senses
acclaim, hail, herald -- (praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein")
applaud, clap, spat, acclaim -- (clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval)
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