Wordiyoclaim
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From Latin clamare (to cry out, shout). The voice-raising sense shapes legal and emotional vocabulary — claim (to assert loudly), exclaim (to cry out), proclaim (to cry forth publicly), acclaim (to shout approval), disclaim (to cry against/deny), and clamor (loud shouting). Prefixes direct the shout: ex- outward, pro- forward, ac- toward, de- down.
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acclaim
To praise enthusiastically; enthusiastic public praise
acclaimed
Widely and enthusiastically praised
acclamation
Enthusiastic approval or applause; unopposed election
claim
To demand ownership of; A demand of ownership made for something
claimant
A person who makes a legal or financial claim
claimer
A person who makes a claim
clam
An edible bivalve shellfish; to dig for clams
clamor
A loud continuous noise or outcry; to demand noisily
clamorous
Loud and noisily insistent; making persistent outcry
clamour
Loud continuous noise or demands; to demand noisily
counterclaim
A claim filed against an opposing party; to make such a claim
declaim
To speak or recite in a theatrical, impassioned manner; to protest vehemently
declamation
Theatrical or impassioned public speaking or recitation
declamatory
Pompously rhetorical; resembling a formal speech
disclaim
To deny responsibility for or renounce a claim to something
disclaimer
A formal statement denying responsibility or ownership
exclaim
To cry out suddenly from strong emotion
exclamation
A sudden loud cry expressing strong emotion; an interjection
exclamatory
Expressing a sudden emphatic exclamation
overclaim
To claim more than is justified
proclaim
To announce or declare something officially and publicly
proclamation
An official public announcement or declaration
reclaim
To take back; to restore land for use; to recycle waste materials
reclaimable
Capable of being reclaimed, recovered, or restored to a useful state
reclamation
Converting wasteland into usable land; recovery or reform