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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • proclamation, noun
  • proclamatory, adjective
  • ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·İ noun
  • p· verb (used with object)
  • -· adjective
  • -·iԲ adjective
  • ܲp· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proclaim1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ō峾 “to cry out”; equivalent to pro- 1 + claim
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proclaim1

C14: from Latin ō峾 to shout aloud
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Males choose conspicuous basking locations — a rock, stucco wall or, well, a fence — to woo females and proclaim ownership of a territory.

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A vocal niche of fans was so disappointed that its follow-up, “The Rise of Skywalker,” executed an about-face and proclaimed that Rey was no less than the daughter of the Emperor himself.

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The number of followers of the official papal Twitter account skyrocketed, which seemed fitting for a man who proclaimed the internet to be a “gift from God.”

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"All of these were proclaimed as violations by Moscow. But of course they forgot to mention that their capture of Debaltseve in 2015 was the biggest violation of all," Ivshina says.

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Four turnovers in the extra five minutes during overtime left the Clippers proclaiming they must do a better job taking care of the basketball in Game 2 on Monday night at Ball Arena.

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