 6 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
acclaim
noun: 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}]
verb
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}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, verb (used with an object) [L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry
out. See {Claim}, {Clamor}.] [R.]
1. To applaud. ''A glad acclaiming train.'' --Thomson.
2. To declare by acclamations.
While the shouting crowd
Acclaims thee king of traitors. --Smollett.
3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, verb (used without an object)
To shout applause.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, noun
Acclamation. [Poetic] --Milton.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
ACCLAIM
A European Union {ESPRIT} {Basic Research Action}.
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