Question

The play performance was going extremely well, and the audience's acclaim proved this. The cast members bowed and basked in the endless applause. There wasn't one person sitting in their seats. The play had been a great success! Acclaim means

Answer 1

acclaim means approve,so in the sententence audience's acclaim means:that the audience approve it.

Answer 2

Acclaim mean praise enthusiastically and publicly. You can substitute it with applause.