acclaim

from WordNet (r) 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}]

from 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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, v. i.
   To shout applause.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, n.
   Acclamation. [Poetic] --Milton.
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from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

ACCLAIM

   <project> A European Union {ESPRIT} {Basic Research Action}.

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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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