proclaim

pro·claim  (pr-klm, pr-)

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

1. To announce officially and publicly; declare. See Synonyms at announce.

2. To indicate conspicuously; make plain: wearing a button that proclaimed my choice for president.

3. To praise; extol.

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[Middle English proclamen, proclaimen (influenced by claimen, to claim), from Old French proclamer, from Latin prclmre : pr-, forward; see pro-¹ + clmre, to cry out; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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pro·claimer n.

pro·clama·tory (pr-klm-tôr, -tr) adj.

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proclaim

Verb

1. to announce publicly; declare: Greece was proclaimed an independent kingdom in 1832

2. to indicate plainly: the sharp hard glint in the eye proclaimed her determination [Latin proclamare to shout aloud]

proclamation n

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) << OPPOSITE keep secret

2. pronounce, announce, declare

Translations

proclaim [prəˈkleɪm] vt → proclamar (= announce); anunciar

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proclaim [prəˈkleɪm] vt → déclarer, proclamer

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proclaim [prəˈkleɪm] vt → verkünden, proklamieren

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proclaim [prəˈkleɪm] vt → proclamare, dichiarare

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proclaim

v proclaim [prəˈkleim, (American ) prou-]

to announce or state publicly He was proclaimed the winner. aankondig يُعْلِن، يُشْهِر обявявам prohlásit udråbe; proklamere verkünden διακηρύσσω, ανακηρύσσω proclamar kuulutama اعلام کردن julistaa proclamer לְהָכרִיז घोषित करना kihirdet menyatakan lÿsa yfir, tilkynna proclamare 宣言する 포고하다, 선언하다 paskelbti proklamēt; pasludināt mengisytiharkan uitroepen utrope, erklære, proklamere ogłosić 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

n proclaˈmation [proklə-]

1 an official, usually ceremonial, announcement made to the public a royal proclamation. aankondiging إعْلان، تَصْريح رَسْمي прокламация prohlášení bekendtgørelse; proklamation die Proklamation προκήρυξη proclamación teadaanne اعلامیه julistus proclamation הַכרָזָה घोषणा, उद्घोषणा kiáltvány pernyataan opinber yfirlÿsing proclama 布告 성명, 공포 kreipimasis, proklamacija proklamēšana; uzsaukums pengisytiharan proclamatie kunngjøring, proklamasjon odezwa 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 prohlášení udråbelse; bekendtgørelse; proklamation die Verkündung διακήρυξη proclamación väljakuulutamine اعلام julistus proclamation כָּרוֹז एलान मुनादी, घोषणापत्र proklamáció proklamasi yfirlÿsing proclamazione 宣言 선언[]서, 포고문 paskelbimas proklamēšana; pasludināšana pengisytiharan het proclameren kunngjøring, proklamering obwieszczenie proclamação proclamare провозглашение vyhlásenie razglasitev objava kungörande การประกาศ açıklama, ilân etme 宣佈 проголошення منادي sự tuyên bố 宣布