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pro·claim
 proclaim
- pronunciation:
- pr
kleIm
- features:
- Word Explorer
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
proclaimed, proclaiming, proclaims |
| definition 1: |
to announce or declare officially or publicly.
The government has proclaimed a new public holiday.The rebels proclaimed independence for their country.The newspaper proclaimed her the winner.- synonyms:
- announce, declare, herald
- similar words:
- adjudge, allege, blare, blaze, blazon, call, decree, introduce, knell, ordain, profess, promulgate, pronounce, publicize, publish, sing, trumpet
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| definition 2: |
to make known openly or unmistakably.
Her achievements proclaim her ability.- synonyms:
- herald
- similar words:
- affirm, announce, declare, disclose, reveal, signal, trumpet
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| related words: |
advertise, avouch, avow, claim, express, harbinger, post, prophesy, render, resound, say, signify, speak, state, usher |
| derivation: |
proclaimer (n.) |
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