proclaim

[ proh-kleym, pruh- ]

/ proʊˈkleɪm, prə- /

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.

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 self-proclaimed

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When this self-proclaimed adventurer was really aroused he dropped the rough argot of the plains.

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British Dictionary definitions for self-proclaimed (1 of 2)

self-proclaimed

adjective

proclaimed or described by oneself the self-proclaimed leader

British Dictionary definitions for self-proclaimed (2 of 2)

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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adjective

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verb (tr)

Derived forms of proclaim

Word Origin for proclaim

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Learning

proclaim

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of proclaim

SYNONYMS FOR proclaim

synonym study for proclaim

OTHER WORDS FROM proclaim

Words nearby proclaim

Example sentences from the Web for self-proclaimed

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