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单词 proclaim
释义 pro·claim
I. \prōˈklām, -rəˈk-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English proclamen, proclaimen, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French proclamer, from Latin proclamare, from pro- before + clamare to cry out, call — more at pro-, claim
transitive verb
1.
 a.
  (1) : to declare openly or publicly : make widely known through speech or writing : announce
   < the newspaper proclaimed its adherence to the government's policy >
   < proclaimed that he would be a candidate >
  (2) : to assert openly or publicly and with conviction
   < in ringing words … proclaimed the … right of the opposition to voice its protests — A.C.Cole >
 b. : to give an unmistakable indication of : clearly reveal : show
  < all these things proclaim the actor in him — James Hanley >
 c. : to make clearly evident : demonstrate undeniably : prove — usually used with a complement
  < such conduct proclaims him a fool >
2.
 a. : to declare solemnly, officially, or formally
  < proclaimed an amnesty — Collier's Year Book >
  < proclaimed a state of war >
 b. : to declare to be by solemn, official, or formal announcement
  < is proclaimed the panacea for many of the ills of life — E.J.Banfield >
  < proclaimed the country a republic >
3.
 a. archaic : denounce
 b. archaic : to place (as a district) under some legal restriction by official degree
4. : to bring (banns of marriage) to public notice : publish
5. : to recognize officially and publicly; specifically : to recognize the accession of
 < was going to help proclaim a queen of Britain — John Strachey >
6. : to praise or glorify openly or publicly : extol
 < loudly proclaiming their master — Times Literary Supplement >
 < had loudly proclaimed the quality of his wife — Compton Mackenzie >
intransitive verb
: to make a proclamation
Synonyms: see declare
II. noun
archaic : the action of calling out
 < voices of soft proclaim — John Keats >
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