proclaim

[ proh-kleym, pruh- ]

/ proʊˈkleɪm, prə- /

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verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

to make a proclamation.

Origin of proclaim

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin prōclāmāre to cry out. See pro-¹, claim

SYNONYMS FOR proclaim

1 advertise.

2 promulgate.

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synonym study for proclaim

1. See announce.

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

Words nearby proclaim

prochondral, prochoos, prochronism, prochymosin, procidentia, proclaim, proclamation, proclinate, proclitic, proclivity, proclus

Example sentences from the Web for proclaim

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We stop at a souvenir stand to buy buttons that proclaim I RODE IT!

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How can we proclaim Christ to a generation that is changing?

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Ladies and gentlemen, I would now like to be the ambassador of your will to proclaim the truth.

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He would have given worlds to spring to Tom Mullins's side and proclaim the same faith.

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The Convention met on the 21st of September, and its first act was to abolish the ancient monarchy and proclaim France a republic.

An Introduction to the History of Western Europe |James Harvey Robinson
How delightful to proclaim the tidings of great joy to those who are hungering for the word of life!

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We must proclaim her, and then we shall be safe from harm, if captives to Cnut.

King Olaf's Kinsman |Charles Whistler
I want to ask you to be silent, sir; not to proclaim to the world that I am other than what I appeared to be.

Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series |Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for proclaim

proclaim

/ (prəˈkleɪm) /

verb (tr)

(may take a clause as object) to announce publicly

(may take a clause as object) to show or indicate plainly

to praise or extol

Derived forms of proclaim

proclaimer, noun proclamation (ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən), noun proclamatory (prəˈklæmətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

Word Origin for proclaim

C14: from Latin prōclāmāre to shout aloud

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verb (used without object)

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