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ac⋅claim

  [uh-kleym]
Use acclaim in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud: to acclaim the conquering heroes.
2. to announce or proclaim with enthusiastic approval: to acclaim the new king.
–verb (used without object)
3. to make acclamation; applaud.
–noun
4. acclamation (defs. 1, 2).
Origin:
1630–40; < L acclāmāre. See ac-, claim

Related forms:
ac⋅claim⋅er, noun
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ac·claim   (ə-klām')   
v.   ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims

v.   tr.

  1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise.

  2. To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval: She was acclaimed person of the year.

v.   intr.
To shout approval.
n.  Enthusiastic applause; acclamation.

[From Latin acclāmāre : ad-, ad- + clāmāre, to shout; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ac·claim'er n.
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Computing Dictionary

ACCLAIM project
A European Union ESPRIT Basic Research Action.
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(1994-11-08)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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