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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Crouch, who walks with the aid of a cane, proudly wore a hat proclaiming that he was a veteran of the Vietnam war.
From Barron's
Money is the focus in the tracks like “La Moneda,” with Joel’s voice echoing through the backdrop as he proclaims that cash might change some tacky, incompetent chumps, but not him.
From Los Angeles Times
"I am sent as archbishop to serve you, to proclaim the love of Christ and with you to worship and love him with heart and soul, mind and strength," she responded.
From Barron's
In a preview of the season where she would be courted by 22 men, she proclaimed, “I’m optimistic that the man of my dreams is here.”
From Los Angeles Times
He has used the novel tack of publicly proclaiming his lack of independence to enlarge himself.
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