Acclaim vs Hurrah - What's the difference?
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(archaic) To shout; to call out.
To shout approval; to express great approval.
* 1911 , (Saki), The Chronicles of Clovis
*:The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.
(rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
* A glad acclaiming train. - Thomson
(obsolete) To claim.
To declare by acclamations.
* While the shouting crowd / Acclaims thee king of traitors. - Smollett
(Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.
(intransitive) To give a hurrah (to somebody).
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 14, author=Winnie Hu, title=Equal Cheers for Boys and Girls Draw Some Boos, work=New York Times
, passage=Boys’ basketball boosters say something is missing in the stands at away games, cheerleaders resent not being able to meet their rivals on the road, and even female basketball players being hurrahed are unhappy.}}
As verbs the difference between acclaim and hurrah
is that acclaim is to shout; to call out while hurrah is to give a hurrah (to somebody).As nouns the difference between acclaim and hurrah
is that acclaim is an acclamation; a shout of applause while hurrah is a cheer; a cry of hurrah!.As an interjection hurrah is
expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.acclaim
English
Etymology 1
* First attested in the early 14th century. * (to applaud) First attested in the 1630's. * From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)Derived terms
* acclaimable * acclaimerEtymology 2
* First attested in 1667.Synonyms
* See alsoAnagrams
* English words prefixed with ad-hurrah
English
Alternative forms
* hoorah, hooray, hurraySynonyms
* (expression of approval) see * (expression of joy) seeDerived terms
* the last hurrahVerb
(en verb)citation
