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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
acclaim
    n 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" [syn: acclaim,
         acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat]
    v 1: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist
         as a new Rubinstein" [syn: acclaim, hail, herald]
    2: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
       approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant:
       boo, hiss]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, v. i.
   To shout applause.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, n.
   Acclamation. [Poetic] --Milton.
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5. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
ACCLAIM

    A European Union ESPRIT Basic Research Action.

   [What's it about?]

   (1994-11-08)


Thesaurus Results for Acclaim:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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