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Definition of acclaim verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

acclaim

verb

NAmE//əˈkleɪm//

[usually passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they acclaim

he / she / it acclaims

past simple acclaimed

-ing form acclaiming

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to praise or welcome someone or something publicly acclaim somebody/something a highly/widely acclaimed performance acclaim somebody/something as something The work was acclaimed as a masterpiece.

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