Definition of Acclaim

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cheer for; praise, hail, extol; shout praise

praise; applause

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(v. t.)
To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.

(v. t.)
To declare by acclamations.

(v. t.)
To applaud.

(v. i.)
To shout applause.

(n.)
Acclamation.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About

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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."
2. to declare by acclamations. while the shouting crowd acclaims thee king of traitors.
3. to shout; as, to acclaim my joy.
acclaim
\ac*claim"\, v. i. to shout applause.
acclaim
\ac*claim"\, n. acclamation. [poetic]

for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America

To utter with a shout.

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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1

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WordNet 2.0

Noun
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"
(synonym) acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat
(hypernym) approval, commendation
(derivation) applaud, clap, spat

Verb
1. praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
(synonym) hail, herald
(hypernym) applaud
(derivation) acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat
2. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
(synonym) applaud, clap, spat
(hypernym) gesticulate, gesture, motion
(hyponym) bravo
(entail) approve, O.K., okay, sanction
(derivation) acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat

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Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description

Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Develops, markets and distributes interactive entertainment software; Develops and publishes comic books; And distributes coin-operated video arcade games.

ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT INC
Exchange: OTCBB
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