PROCLAIM
laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim
(verb) praise, glorify, or honor; âextol the virtues of oneâs childrenâ; âglorify oneâs spouseâs cookingâ
proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
(verb) state or announce; ââI am not a Communist,â he exclaimedâ; âThe King will proclaim an amnestyâ
proclaim
(verb) declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; âHe was proclaimed Kingâ
predicate, proclaim
(verb) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; âThe speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be Presidentâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
proclaim (third-person singular simple present proclaims, present participle proclaiming, simple past and past participle proclaimed)
To announce or declare.
Synonyms
• (to announce or declare): disclose, make known; See also announce
Anagrams
• picloram
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*claim", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proclaimed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Proclaiming.] Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition