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pro·claim P0577400 (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). [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.] pro·claim′er n.pro·clam′a·to′ry (prō-klăm′ə-tôr′ē) adj.proclaim (prəˈkleɪm) vb (tr) 1. (may take a clause as object) to announce publicly2. (may take a clause as object) to show or indicate plainly3. to praise or extol[C14: from Latin prōclāmāre to shout aloud] proˈclaimer n proclamation n proclamatory adjpro•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. proclaim Past participle: proclaimed Gerund: proclaiming
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proclaim | proclaim |
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I proclaim | you proclaim | he/she/it proclaims | we proclaim | you proclaim | they proclaim |
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I proclaimed | you proclaimed | he/she/it proclaimed | we proclaimed | you proclaimed | they proclaimed |
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I am proclaiming | you are proclaiming | he/she/it is proclaiming | we are proclaiming | you are proclaiming | they are proclaiming |
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I have proclaimed | you have proclaimed | he/she/it has proclaimed | we have proclaimed | you have proclaimed | they have proclaimed |
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I was proclaiming | you were proclaiming | he/she/it was proclaiming | we were proclaiming | you were proclaiming | they were proclaiming |
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I had proclaimed | you had proclaimed | he/she/it had proclaimed | we had proclaimed | you had proclaimed | they had proclaimed |
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I will proclaim | you will proclaim | he/she/it will proclaim | we will proclaim | you will proclaim | they will proclaim |
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I will have proclaimed | you will have proclaimed | he/she/it will have proclaimed | we will have proclaimed | you will have proclaimed | they will have proclaimed |
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I will be proclaiming | you will be proclaiming | he/she/it will be proclaiming | we will be proclaiming | you will be proclaiming | they will be proclaiming |
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I have been proclaiming | you have been proclaiming | he/she/it has been proclaiming | we have been proclaiming | you have been proclaiming | they have been proclaiming |
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I will have been proclaiming | you will have been proclaiming | he/she/it will have been proclaiming | we will have been proclaiming | you will have been proclaiming | they will have been proclaiming |
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I had been proclaiming | you had been proclaiming | he/she/it had been proclaiming | we had been proclaiming | you had been proclaiming | they had been proclaiming |
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I would proclaim | you would proclaim | he/she/it would proclaim | we would proclaim | you would proclaim | they would proclaim |
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I would have proclaimed | you would have proclaimed | he/she/it would have proclaimed | we would have proclaimed | you would have proclaimed | they would have proclaimed | ThesaurusVerb | 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, exclaimdeclare - 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 clariondeclare - 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"predicateassert, 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, laudpraise - 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 praisecrack up - rhapsodize abouthymn - praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God" |
proclaimverb1. 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 up2. pronounce, announce, declare He launched a coup and proclaimed himself president.proclaimverb1. 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.Translationsproclaim (prəˈkleim) , ((American) prou-) verb to announce or state publicly. He was proclaimed the winner. 宣佈 宣布proclaˈmation (proklə-) noun1. an official, usually ceremonial, announcement made to the public. a royal proclamation. 公告 公告2. the act of proclaiming. 宣佈 宣布
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proclaim (something) from the rooftopsTo share some news or information publicly and with as many people as possible. I was ready to proclaim from the rooftops that we'd be having a baby, but my wife wanted to wait for a while before we made the news public. I know you want to proclaim it from the rooftops that you came in first in your class, but you should think about how it might make the other students feel and have a bit of modesty about it.See also: proclaim, rooftopproclaim (something) from the housetop(s)To share some news or information publicly and with as many people as possible. I was ready to proclaim from the housetop that we'd be having a baby, but my wife wanted to wait for a while before we made the news public. I know you want to proclaim it from the housetops that you came in first in your class, but you should think about how it might make the other students feel and have a bit of modesty about it.See also: proclaimproclaim (something) from the housetopsTo share some news or information publicly and with as many people as possible. I was ready to proclaim from the housetops that we'd be having a baby, but my wife wanted to wait for a while before we made the news public. I know you want to proclaim it from the housetops that you came in first in your class, but you should think about how it might make the other students feel.See also: housetop, proclaimproclaim (or shout) something from the housetops announce something publicly.See also: housetop, proclaim, somethingEncyclopediaSeeProclamationproclaim
Synonyms for proclaimverb announceSynonyms- 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
Antonyms- conceal
- suppress
- withhold
- keep secret
- keep back
- hush up
verb pronounceSynonymsSynonyms for proclaimverb to bring to public notice or make known publiclySynonyms- advertise
- announce
- annunciate
- broadcast
- declare
- promulgate
- publish
verb to make known the presence or arrival ofSynonyms- announce
- herald
- introduce
- usher in
verb to make manifest or apparentSynonyms- demonstrate
- display
- evidence
- evince
- exhibit
- manifest
- reveal
- show
Synonyms for proclaimverb declare formallyRelated Wordsverb state or announceSynonymsRelated Wordsverb affirm or declare as an attribute or quality ofSynonymsRelated Wordsverb praise, glorify, or honorSynonymsRelated Words- praise
- canonise
- canonize
- ensky
- crack up
- hymn
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