verb
(archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.
(transitive) To express great approval (for).
(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
(transitive, obsolete) To claim.
(transitive) To declare by acclamations.
(Canada, politics) To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
noun
(poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
(obsolete) A claim.