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proclaim

[proh-kleym, pruh-]

verb (used with object)

  1. to announce or declare in an official or formal manner.

    to proclaim war.

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  2. to announce or declare in an open or ostentatious way.

    to proclaim one's opinions.

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  3. to indicate or make known publicly or openly.

  4. to extol or praise publicly.

    Let them proclaim the Lord.

  5. to declare (a territory, district, etc.) subject to particular legal restrictions.

  6. to declare to be an outlaw, evildoer, or the like.

  7. to denounce or prohibit publicly.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make a proclamation.

proclaim

/ prəˈklæmətərɪ, -trɪ, ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən, prəˈkleɪm /

verb

  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

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • proclaimer noun
  • reproclaim verb (used with object)
  • self-proclaimed adjective
  • self-proclaiming adjective
  • unproclaimed adjective
  • proclamation noun
  • proclamatory adjective
  • ±è°ù´Çˈ³¦±ô²¹¾±³¾±ð°ù noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of proclaim1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ±è°ùų¦±ôÄå³¾Äå°ù±ð “to cry outâ€; equivalent to pro- 1 + claim
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of proclaim1

C14: from Latin ±è°ùų¦±ôÄå³¾Äå°ù±ð to shout aloud
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But it’s also disrespectful — and much more dangerous — to beat them over the head with flagpoles and, afterwards, proclaim “death is the only remedy.â€

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“We gotta make them work overtime!†a young woman proclaimed on a bullhorn.

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Eventually, Dyer’s aimlessness gets us somewhere — and, in the most English way, we find the book’s emotional destination in what he neglects to proclaim outright.

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Before the trial, Lindell stood on the federal courthouse steps in Denver and proclaimed that his only goal in all this was to ban electronic voting machines and replace them with paper ballots.

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A comedy festival in memory of Rik Mayall has been proclaimed a huge success with friends of the actor and writer saying he would have loved it.

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