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acclaim
What does acclaim mean?
acclaim (verb): praise vociferously.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce acclaim?
/əˈkleɪm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of acclaim?
Words related to acclaim
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “acclaim”?
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What does “acclaim” mean?
protect from impact
Not quite: that's what cushion means.
distinguish oneself
Not quite: that's what excel means.
be close or similar
Not quite: that's what approximate means.
praise vociferously
Right! That's what “acclaim” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “acclaim”?
duck
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hail
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sink
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skip
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