Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, v. t. [L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry
out. See Claim, Clamor.] [R.]
1. To applaud. "A glad acclaiming train." --Thomson.
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2. To declare by acclamations.
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While the shouting crowd
Acclaims thee king of traitors. --Smollett.
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3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.
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Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, v. i.
To shout applause.
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Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, n.
Acclamation. [Poetic] --Milton.
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acclaim
n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
"he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave
him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: acclamation,
plaudits, plaudit, eclat]
v 1: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist
as a new Rubinstein" [syn: hail, herald]
2: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat] [ant: boo]
WordNet (r) 2.0
78 Moby Thesaurus words for "acclaim":
abide by, accede, accept, acclamation, acquiesce, acquiesce in,
agree, agree to, agree with, applaud, applause, assent, big hand,
burst of applause, buy, celebrity, character, cheer, cheer on,
clap, clap the hands, clapping, clapping of hands, compliment,
comply, consent, eclat, encore, exalt, fame, famousness, figure,
give a hand, give the nod, glorify, glory, hail, hand, handclap,
handclapping, hear it for, hold with, homage, honor, in toto,
kudos, magnify, name, nod, nod assent, notoriety, notoriousness,
ovation, plaudit, plaudits, popularity, praise, publicity, receive,
reclame, recognition, recommend, renown, report, reputation,
repute, reverence, root for, round of applause, subscribe to,
take kindly to, the bubble reputation, thunder of applause, vogue,
vote for, welcome, yes, yield assent
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
ACCLAIM
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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