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| 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. |
| 3. | to make acclamation; applaud. |
| 4. | acclamation (defs. 1, 2). |
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v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v. tr.
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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| 1. | enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" |
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| 1. | praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" |
| 2. | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: applaud] [ant: boo] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
acclaim1 [əˈkleim] verb
to applaud or welcome enthusiastically
Example: The footballer was acclaimed by the fans.
acclaim2 [əˈkleim] verbExample: The footballer was acclaimed by the fans.
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to declare (someone) ruler, winner etc by enthusiastic approval
Example: They acclaimed him king.
acclaim [əˈkleim] nounExample: They acclaimed him king.
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enthusiastic approval
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Acclaim
Ac*claim"\, v. t. [L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry out. See Claim, Clamor.] [R.]1. To applaud. "A glad acclaiming train." --Thomson. 2. To declare by acclamations. While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of traitors. --Smollett. 3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Acclaim
Ac*claim"\, v. i. To shout applause.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Acclaim
Ac*claim"\, n. Acclamation. [Poetic] --Milton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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