proclaim

pro·claim

 (prō-klām′, prə-)

tr.v. pro·claimed, pro·claim·ing, pro·claims

1. To announce officially and publicly; declare: proclaim a general amnesty for political prisoners; proclaim the suspect to be guilty. See Synonyms at announce.

2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm: proclaim one's opposition to an idea.

3. To indicate conspicuously; make plain: "A painted longbow jutting over his shoulder proclaimed his profession" (Arthur Conan Doyle).

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[Middle English proclamen, proclaimen (influenced by claimen, to claim), from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmāre : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + clāmāre, to cry out; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

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pro·claim′er n.

pro·clam′a·to′ry (prō-klăm′ə-tôr′ē) adj.

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proclaim

(prəˈkleɪm)

vb (tr)

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

[C14: from Latin prōclāmāre to shout aloud]

proˈclaimer n

proclamation n

proclamatory adj

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pro•claim

(proʊˈkleɪm, prə-)

v.t.

1. to announce or declare officially or formally.

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

3. to indicate or make known publicly or openly.

4. to extol or praise publicly.

5. to denounce or prohibit publicly.

v.i.

6. to make a proclamation.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin prōclāmāre to cry out. See pro-¹, claim]

pro•claim′er, n.

syn: See announce.

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proclaim

Past participle: proclaimed
Gerund: proclaiming

Imperative

proclaim

proclaim

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	proclaim - declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King" title, entitle - give a title to
	2.	proclaim - state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" promulgate, exclaim declare - proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast" trumpet - proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty" clarion - proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
	3.	proclaim - affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" predicate assert, asseverate, maintain - state categorically
	4.	proclaim - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" exalt, extol, glorify, laud praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" canonise, canonize - treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" ensky - exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise crack up - rhapsodize about hymn - praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"

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proclaim

verb

1. announce, declare, advertise, show, publish, indicate, blaze (abroad), herald, circulate, trumpet, affirm, give out, profess, promulgate, make known, enunciate, blazon (abroad), shout from the housetops (informal) He continues to proclaim his innocence.
announce conceal, suppress, withhold, keep secret, keep back, hush up

2. pronounce, announce, declare He launched a coup and proclaimed himself president.

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proclaim

verb

1. To bring to public notice or make known publicly:

advertise, announce, annunciate, broadcast, declare, promulgate, publish.

2. To make known the presence or arrival of:

announce, herald, introduce, usher in.

3. To make manifest or apparent:

demonstrate, display, evidence, evince, exhibit, manifest, reveal, show.

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Translations

يُعْلِن، يُشْهِر

prohlásit

proklamereudråbe

proklamierenverkünden

proclamar

proclamer

kihirdet

lÿsa yfir, tilkynna

proclamareproclamazione

kreipimasisproklamacija

pasludinātproklamēt

proklamere

bildirmekilân etmek

宣布

proclaim

[prəˈkleɪm] VT

1. (= announce) [+ independence] → proclamar, declarar
to proclaim sb king → proclamar a algn rey
to proclaim one's innocence → declararse inocente
to proclaim one's loyalty to sb → declararse leal a algn
to proclaim one's support for sb → declarar que se apoya a algn

2. (= reveal) → revelar, anunciar
their faces proclaimed their guilt → su culpabilidad se revelaba en las caras

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proclaim

[prəˈkleɪm] vt

[+ independence, republic] → proclamer

(= say) → proclamer
to proclaim that ... → proclamer que ...
to proclaim o.s. sth → se proclamer qch

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proclaim

vt

(= announce) → erklären; revolution → ausrufen; to proclaim somebody king → jdn zum König erklären or ausrufen or proklamieren; the day had been proclaimed a holiday → der Tag war zum Feiertag erklärt worden; it was proclaimed a success → es wurde zu einem Erfolg erklärt

(= reveal) → verraten, beweisen

vr to proclaim oneself king → sich zum König erklären

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proclaim

[prəˈkleɪm] vt

a. (gen) → proclamare, dichiarare; (peace, public holiday) → dichiarare
to proclaim sb king/that → proclamare qn re/che

b. (fig) (reveal) → dimostrare, rivelare

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proclaim

(prəˈkleim) , ((American) prou-) verb

to announce or state publicly. He was proclaimed the winner. aankondig يُعْلِن، يُشْهِر обявявам declarar prohlásit verkünden udråbe; proklamere διακηρύσσω, ανακηρύσσωproclamar kuulutama اعلام کردن julistaa proclamer לְהָכרִיז घोषित करना kihirdet menyatakan lÿsa yfir, tilkynna proclamare 宣言する 선언하다 paskelbti proklamēt; pasludināt mengisytiharkan uitroepenutrope, erklære, proklamereogłosić اعلامول declarar a proclama провозглашать vyhlásiť razglasiti javno objaviti proklamera, tillkännage, kungöra, utropa ประกาศ bildirmek, ilân etmek 宣佈 проголошувати; прокламувати اعلان کرنا công bố 宣布

proclaˈmation (proklə-) noun

1. an official, usually ceremonial, announcement made to the public. a royal proclamation. aankondiging إعْلان، تَصْريح رَسْمي прокламация proclamação prohlášení die Proklamation bekendtgørelse; proklamation προκήρυξηproclamación teadaanne اعلامیه julistus proclamationהכרזה घोषणा, उद्घोषणा kiáltvány pernyataan opinber yfirlÿsing proclama 布告 선언 kreipimasis, proklamacija proklamēšana; uzsaukums pengisytiharan proclamatiekunngjøring, proklamasjonodezwa اعلاميه proclamação pro­cla­mare официальное объявление vyhlásenie razglasitev javna objava kungörande แถลง ilân, resmî bildiri 公告 офіційне оголошення, декларація اعلان، فرمان lời tuyên bố 公告

2. the act of proclaiming. aankondig إعْلان оповестяване proclamação prohlášení die Verkündung udråbelse; bekendtgørelse; proklamation διακήρυξηproclamación väljakuulutamine اعلام julistaminen proclamationכרוז एलान मुनादी, घोषणापत्र proklamáció proklamasi yfirlÿsing proclamazione 宣言 공표 paskelbimas proklamēšana; pasludināšana pengisytiharan het proclameren kunngjøring, proklameringobwieszczenie اعلام proclamação proclamare провозглашение vyhlásenie razglasitev objava kungörande การประกาศ açıklama, ilân etme 宣佈 проголошення منادي sự tuyên bố 宣布

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