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proclaim

proc·laim

UK/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/ US/pɹoʊˈkleɪm/ uncommon dated

verb

1.

declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

  • “He was proclaimed King”
2.

state or announce

  • “I am not a Communist,”
  • “he exclaimed;”
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3.

affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

  • “The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President”
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4.

praise, glorify, or honor

  • “extol the virtues of one”
  • “;”
  • “s spouse”
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Origin

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).

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