proclaim
Americanverb (used with object)
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to announce or declare in an official or formal manner.
to proclaim war.
- Synonyms:
- advertise
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to announce or declare in an open or ostentatious way.
to proclaim one's opinions.
- Synonyms:
- promulgate
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to indicate or make known publicly or openly.
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to extol or praise publicly.
Let them proclaim the Lord.
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to declare (a territory, district, etc.) subject to particular legal restrictions.
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to declare to be an outlaw, evildoer, or the like.
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to denounce or prohibit publicly.
verb (used without object)
verb
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(may take a clause as object) to announce publicly
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(may take a clause as object) to show or indicate plainly
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to praise or extol
Related Words
See announce.
Other Word Forms
- proclaimer noun
- proclamation noun
- proclamatory adjective
- reproclaim verb (used with object)
- self-proclaimed adjective
- self-proclaiming adjective
- unproclaimed adjective
Etymology
Origin of proclaim
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin prōclāmāre “to cry out”; equivalent to pro- 1 + claim
Example Sentences
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The Declaration proclaimed all men created equal, yet the new nation’s economy depended on enslaved labor in the South and indentured servitude in the North.
In October 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 26 of that year.
From Barron's
New Englanders threw Andros into jail, sent him back to England and had the pleasure of proclaiming days of thanksgiving for the ascension of William and Mary.
Blanc will reveal the truth, proclaiming his choice to “kneel at the altar of the rational.”
From Los Angeles Times
“But Jesus stresses the importance of belief. To proclaim that Jesus is our lord and savior is an act of faith that everyone has to take on their own.”
From Los Angeles Times
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