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pro·claim
(prō-klām′, prə-)tr.v. pro·claimed, pro·claim·ing, pro·claims
1. To announce officially and publicly; declare: proclaim a general amnesty for political prisoners; proclaim the suspect to be guilty. See Synonyms at announce.
2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm: proclaim one's opposition to an idea.
3. To indicate conspicuously; make plain: "A painted longbow jutting over his shoulder proclaimed his profession" (Arthur Conan Doyle).
[Middle English proclamen, proclaimen (influenced by claimen, to claim), from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmāre : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + clāmāre, to cry out; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·claim′er n.
pro·clam′a·to′ry (prō-klăm′ə-tôr′ē) adj.
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proclaim
(prəˈkleɪm)vb (tr)
1. (may take a clause as object) to announce publicly
2. (may take a clause as object) to show or indicate plainly
3. to praise or extol
[C14: from Latin prōclāmāre to shout aloud]
proˈclaimer n
proclamation n
proclamatory adj
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pro•claim
(proʊˈkleɪm, prə-)v.t.
1. to announce or declare officially or formally.
2. to announce or declare in an open or ostentatious way.
3. to indicate or make known publicly or openly.
4. to extol or praise publicly.
5. to denounce or prohibit publicly.
v.i. 6. to make a proclamation.
pro•claim′er, n.
syn: See announce.
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proclaim
Past participle: proclaimed
Gerund: proclaiming
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Verb | 1. | proclaim - declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King" |
2. | proclaim - state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" declare - proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast" trumpet - proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty" clarion - proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" | |
3. | proclaim - affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" | |
4. | proclaim - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" ensky - exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise crack up - rhapsodize about hymn - praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God" |
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proclaim
verb
1. announce, declare, advertise, show, publish, indicate, blaze (abroad), herald, circulate, trumpet, affirm, give out, profess, promulgate, make known, enunciate, blazon (abroad), shout from the housetops (informal) He continues to proclaim his innocence.
announce conceal, suppress, withhold, keep secret, keep back, hush up
announce conceal, suppress, withhold, keep secret, keep back, hush up
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proclaim
verb1. To bring to public notice or make known publicly:
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Translations
يُعْلِن، يُشْهِر
prohlásit
proklamereudråbe
kihirdet
lÿsa yfir, tilkynna
kreipimasisproklamacija
pasludinātproklamēt
bildirmekilân etmek
proclaim
[prəˈkleɪm] VT1. (= announce) [+ independence] → proclamar, declarar
to proclaim sb king → proclamar a algn rey
to proclaim one's innocence → declararse inocente
to proclaim one's loyalty to sb → declararse leal a algn
to proclaim one's support for sb → declarar que se apoya a algn
to proclaim sb king → proclamar a algn rey
to proclaim one's innocence → declararse inocente
to proclaim one's loyalty to sb → declararse leal a algn
to proclaim one's support for sb → declarar que se apoya a algn
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proclaim
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proclaim
[prəˈkleɪm] vta. (gen) → proclamare, dichiarare; (peace, public holiday) → dichiarare
to proclaim sb king/that → proclamare qn re/che
to proclaim sb king/that → proclamare qn re/che
b. (fig) (reveal) → dimostrare, rivelare
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proclaim
(prəˈkleim) , ((American) prou-) verb to announce or state publicly. He was proclaimed the winner.
proclaˈmation (proklə-) noun1. an official, usually ceremonial, announcement made to the public. a royal proclamation.
2. the act of proclaiming.
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