acclaim

verb

  1. To shout; to call out.

  2. To express great approval (for).

    "a highly-acclaimed novel"

  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 to an office by having no opposition.

noun

  1. An acclamation; a shout of applause.

  2. A claim.