proclaim
/proclaim/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To announce or declare something officially or publicly: To make a formal or public statement about something, often with authority.
- To indicate or show something clearly: To be a clear sign or demonstration of a particular quality or fact.
- To praise or honor something publicly: To extol or celebrate something openly.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The mayor will proclaim a new public holiday next week.
- His confident manner proclaimed his experience in the field.
- The poem proclaims the beauty of the natural world.
Advanced Usage
- "to proclaim someone/something (to be) something": To formally declare or announce that someone or something has a particular status or quality.
- He was proclaimed the winner of the election.
- The area was proclaimed a national park.
Variants and Related Words
- Proclamation (n): A public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance.
- The king issued a royal proclamation.
- Proclamatory (adj): Having the character of a proclamation; announcing something formally.
Synonyms
- Declare: To say something in a solemn and emphatic manner.
- Announce: To make a public and typically formal declaration about a fact, occurrence, or intention.
- Pronounce: To declare or announce, typically formally or solemnly.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
- "Proclaim from the rooftops": To announce something publicly and enthusiastically.
- She was so happy about her promotion she wanted to proclaim it from the rooftops.
Verb
- praise, glorify, or honor
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
- The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
- state or announce
- `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed
- The King will proclaim an amnesty
- declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
- He was proclaimed King