Meaning of PROCLAIM
| Pronunciation: | | prow'kleym
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- [v] praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
- [v] state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
- [v] declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"
- [v] affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
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| | Synonyms: | | exalt, exclaim, extol, glorify, laud, predicate, promulgate |
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| | See Also: | | assert, asseverate, canonize, clarion, crack up, declare, ensky, entitle, hymn, maintain, praise, title, trumpet | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proclaimed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Proclaiming}.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro
before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F.
proclamer. See {Claim}.]
1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide
publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to
declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.
To proclaim liberty to the captives. --Isa. lxi. 1.
For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak.
Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council
forthwith to be held. --Milton.
2. To outlaw by public proclamation.
I heard myself proclaimed. --Shak.
Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See
{Announce}.
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