proclaim

verb

pro·claim prō-ˈklām How to pronounce proclaim (audio)

prə-

proclaimed; proclaiming; proclaims

transitive verb

: to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing : announce

: to give outward indication of : show

his manner proclaimed his genteel upbringing

: to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally

proclaim an amnesty

proclaim the country a republic

: to praise or glorify openly or publicly : extol

proclaimed the rescue workers' efforts

proclaimer noun

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The pro- in proclaim means "forward, out", so a proclamation is an "outward" statement intended for the public. We often think of proclamations as something issued by monarchs or dictators, but Lincoln was able to issue his Emancipation Proclamation because as president he had the power to free the slaves in certain areas. At a slightly lower level, a governor may proclaim a day in honor of the state's firemen, a movie critic may proclaim a director to be the best of all, or you may proclaim your New Year's resolutions to a crowd of friends.

Example Sentences

She proclaimed that she will run for governor. The President proclaimed a national day of mourning. He took command of the government and proclaimed himself emperor. The magazine proclaimed him to be the best player in baseball. He proclaimed his love for her in a poem. His behavior proclaimed his good upbringing. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Sometime in the imminent future, Prince Charles will formally proclaim himself King and the Head of the Commonwealth in front of over 100 British civil servants and officials.

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 He is forced to grapple with the impact of an investigation from his former life after a death row inmate that Freeman arrested 10 years prior starts to proclaim his innocence.

Brent Lang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022 Nona Willis Aronowitz doesn’t proclaim to have all of the answers.

Morgan Jerkins, ELLE, 9 Aug. 2022 Dustin talks to Eddie's uncle, who continues to proclaim his nephew's innocence.

Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 July 2022 Smollett declined to speak before sentencing, but after Linn handed down his decision, Smollett surprised the whole courtroom by standing up to proclaim his innocence.

Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2022 The National Funeral Directors Association noted that for a funeral with a cremation, the median cost was over $6,000 – certainly a savings, but not the enormous amount many websites proclaim.

David Sloane, The Conversation, 22 July 2022 Unlike other areas of specialty such as say in certain areas of engineering or medicine, the field of software development is comparably a Wild West, some would critically proclaim.

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 July 2022 Famous men with lucrative sinecures on cable news, streaming platforms and legacy print publications can proclaim themselves victims.

New York Times, 2 June 2022 See More

单词	proclaiming
释义	proclaim verb pro·claim prō-ˈklām prə- proclaimed; proclaiming; proclaims transitive verb 1 a : to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing : announce b : to give outward indication of : show his manner proclaimed his genteel upbringing 2 : to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally proclaim an amnesty proclaim the country a republic 3 : to praise or glorify openly or publicly : extol proclaimed the rescue workers' efforts proclaimer noun Did you know? The pro- in proclaim means "forward, out", so a proclamation is an "outward" statement intended for the public. We often think of proclamations as something issued by monarchs or dictators, but Lincoln was able to issue his Emancipation Proclamation because as president he had the power to free the slaves in certain areas. At a slightly lower level, a governor may proclaim a day in honor of the state's firemen, a movie critic may proclaim a director to be the best of all, or you may proclaim your New Year's resolutions to a crowd of friends. Synonyms advertise announce annunciate blare blaze blazon broadcast declare enunciate flash give out herald placard post promulgate publicize publish release sound trumpet See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She proclaimed that she will run for governor. The President proclaimed a national day of mourning. He took command of the government and proclaimed himself emperor. The magazine proclaimed him to be the best player in baseball. He proclaimed his love for her in a poem. His behavior proclaimed his good upbringing. See More Recent Examples on the Web Sometime in the imminent future, Prince Charles will formally proclaim himself King and the Head of the Commonwealth in front of over 100 British civil servants and officials. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 He is forced to grapple with the impact of an investigation from his former life after a death row inmate that Freeman arrested 10 years prior starts to proclaim his innocence. Brent Lang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022 Nona Willis Aronowitz doesn’t proclaim to have all of the answers. Morgan Jerkins, ELLE, 9 Aug. 2022 Dustin talks to Eddie's uncle, who continues to proclaim his nephew's innocence. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 July 2022 Smollett declined to speak before sentencing, but after Linn handed down his decision, Smollett surprised the whole courtroom by standing up to proclaim his innocence. Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2022 The National Funeral Directors Association noted that for a funeral with a cremation, the median cost was over $6,000 – certainly a savings, but not the enormous amount many websites proclaim. David Sloane, The Conversation, 22 July 2022 Unlike other areas of specialty such as say in certain areas of engineering or medicine, the field of software development is comparably a Wild West, some would critically proclaim. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 July 2022 Famous men with lucrative sinecures on cable news, streaming platforms and legacy print publications can proclaim themselves victims. New York Times, 2 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English proclamen, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French proclamer, from Latin proclamare, from pro- before + clamare to cry out — more at pro-, claim First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition proclaim verb pro·claim prō-ˈklām proclaimed; proclaiming : to announce publicly : declare The president proclaimed a holiday. Legal Definition proclaim transitive verb pro·claim prō-ˈklām : to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally proclaim an amnesty proclaiming verb present participle of proclaim as in announcing to make known openly or publicly loudly proclaimed her innocence, to widespread disbelief Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance announcing declaring publishing advertising posting trumpeting promulgating heralding publicizing broadcasting promoting disclosing blaring releasing revealing blazing enunciating flashing placarding running with sounding annunciating showing spreading reporting disseminating blazoning giving out introducing crying barking beating the drum (for or about) ringing informing notifying imparting featuring manifesting divulging tolling puffing communicating billing intimating billboarding bulletining knelling plugging gazetting apprising advising calling (off or out) blurbing kithing handing down pitching kything Antonyms & Near Antonyms concealing suppressing withholding recalling silencing revoking retracting recanting hushing (up) See More
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