proclaim
to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
to announce or declare in an open or ostentatious way: to proclaim one's opinions.
to indicate or make known publicly or openly.
to extol or praise publicly: Let them proclaim the Lord.
to declare (a territory, district, etc.) subject to particular legal restrictions.
to declare to be an outlaw, evildoer, or the like.
to denounce or prohibit publicly.
to make a proclamation.
Origin of proclaim
1synonym study For proclaim
Other words for proclaim
Other words from proclaim
- pro·claim·er, noun
- re·pro·claim, verb (used with object)
- self-pro·claimed, adjective
- self-pro·claim·ing, adjective
- un·pro·claimed, adjective
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How to use proclaim in a sentence
How do you feel about the headlines proclaiming you were born a man?
Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All | Aurora Snow | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe actor (The Wire, Treme) and activist made no bones about his political leanings, proclaiming himself “a real live lefty.”
Watch Steve Earle Rant About GOP Victory | The Daily Beast Video | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe idea of a soap being advertised as gluten-free struck me as ludicrous—roughly on par with a shampoo proclaiming to be low fat.
Celiac or Not, Gluten Free Dish Soap Is Ridiculous | Russell Saunders | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe has done all this while proclaiming his support for the government.
Those same Maple and Brown Sugar packets bear an FDA-approved seal proclaiming them heart healthy.
He could not denounce her without proclaiming his own shame, and the clever woman traded on that.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteAnd when I started out on my errand I was more or less in the dark until I heard those dreadful newsboys proclaiming the tragedy.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteMr. Blaithwait wrote to the Governor and recommended the proclaiming of King James without delay.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonThe same night arrived a firman from the sultan, proclaiming Ibrahim Pasha of Allahissar.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngMind you, I am not proclaiming that I am the only person who has said this.
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British Dictionary definitions for proclaim
/ (prəˈkleɪm) /
(may take a clause as object) to announce publicly
(may take a clause as object) to show or indicate plainly
to praise or extol
Origin of proclaim
1Derived forms of proclaim
- proclaimer, noun
- proclamation (ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən), noun
- proclamatory (prəˈklæmətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective
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