proclaim
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proclaim
- /pɹəʊˈkleɪm/ UK
- /pɹoʊˈkleɪm/ Canada, US
- /pɹəʉˈklæɪm/ Australia
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle English proclamen, proclaime, from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmō, prōclāmāre, from prō- (“forth”) + clāmō (“to shout, cry out”). Spelling altered by influence of claim, from the same Latin source (clāmō).
verb proclaims · proclaiming · proclaimed · proclaime · proclame
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To announce or declare.
Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.
Similar: disclose
- To make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers. Were those baronies proclaimed at the time you were in them? –Some of them are; the barony of Duhallow is proclaimed.
Similar: make known
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: promulgate, predicate, glorify, exalt, extol, laud, exclaim, pronounce, proclamation, announce, designate, declare, explain, say, observe, assert
verb
Similar: make known
Translations
Every language
verb to announce or declare
| Español | proclamar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 宣言する sengen suru |
| 中文 | 宣布 xuānbù |
| Kiswahili | kuhubiri |
| Português | proclamar |
| Français | proclamer, déclarer |
| Deutsch | verkünden, verkündigen, erklären |
| Русский | провозглаша́ть provozglašátʹ, провозгласи́ть provozglasítʹ, объявля́ть obʺjavljátʹ, объяви́ть obʺjavítʹ |
verb to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
| Español | proclamar |
|---|---|
| Português | aclamar |
| Français | proclamer |
| Русский | провозглаша́ть provozglašátʹ, провозгласи́ть provozglasítʹ, объявля́ть obʺjavljátʹ, объяви́ть obʺjavítʹ |
| עברית | הצהיר hitzhír |
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title = {proclaim},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proclaim},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
