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ex⋅claim

  [ik-skleym]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently, as in surprise, strong emotion, or protest.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cry out; say loudly or vehemently.
Origin:
1560–70; earlier exclame < L exclāmāre to cry out. See ex- 1 , claim

Related forms:
ex⋅claim⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. shout, proclaim, vociferate; yell, shriek, scream, holler, howl.
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ex·claim   (ĭk-sklām')   
v.   ex·claimed, ex·claim·ing, ex·claims

v.   intr.
To cry out suddenly or vehemently, as from surprise or emotion: The children exclaimed with excitement.
v.   tr.
To express or utter (something) suddenly or vehemently: exclaimed her surprise.

[French exclamer, from Latin exclāmāre : ex-, ex- + clāmāre, to call; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ex·claim'er n.
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Word Origin & History

exclaim 
c.1489, from M.Fr. exclamer, from L. exclamare "cry out loud," from ex- intensive prefix + clamare "cry out, call" (see claim). Spelling influenced by claim.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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