Acclaim vs. Proclaim — What's the Difference?

To praise enthusiastically and often publicly.

To announce officially and publicly; declare

To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval

To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm

To shout approval.

To indicate conspicuously; make plain

Enthusiastic praise; acclamation.

To announce or declare.

To shout; to call out.

To make [something] the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers

(transitive) To express great approval (for).

To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.

To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

To outlaw by public proclamation.

To claim.

Declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles;

(transitive) To declare by acclamations.

State or announce;

To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.

Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of;

(poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.

Praise, glorify, or honor;

(obsolete) A claim.

To applaud.

To declare by acclamations.

To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.

To shout applause.

Acclamation.

Enthusiastic approval;

Praise vociferously;

Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval