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proclaim

[ proh-kleym, pruh- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to announce or declare in an official or formal manner:

    to proclaim war.

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  2. to announce or declare in an open or ostentatious way:

    to proclaim one's opinions.

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  3. to indicate or make known publicly or openly.
  4. to extol or praise publicly:

    Let them proclaim the Lord.

  5. to declare (a territory, district, etc.) subject to particular legal restrictions.
  6. to declare to be an outlaw, evildoer, or the like.
  7. to denounce or prohibit publicly.


verb (used without object)

  1. to make a proclamation.

proclaim

/ prəˈklæmətərɪ; -trɪ; ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən; prəˈkleɪm /

verb

  1. may take a clause as object to announce publicly
  2. may take a clause as object to show or indicate plainly
  3. to praise or extol
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • proclamation, noun
  • proclamatory, adjective
  • ˈ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·İ noun
  • p· verb (used with object)
  • -· adjective
  • -·iԲ adjective
  • ܲp· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of proclaim1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ō峾 “to cry out”; equivalent to pro- 1 + claim
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of proclaim1

C14: from Latin ō峾 to shout aloud
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It proclaims that the confused desires of a supposed majority constitute Rousseau’s “general will,” and must not be weakened by intermediary institutions like legislatures or independent courts.

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Trump has been advocating for tariffs since he took to the campaign trail, where he proclaimed that foreign countries have long been “ripping off” America.

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Hungary's parliament has never proclaimed the ICC's statute, so it is not part of the country's law, Gulyas added.

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So much so that last March, New York Magazine proclaimed that “butter has become the main character.”

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“OH MY GOD. It’s SO STRONG!!!” one angle of Givens proclaims to the other as the chorus hits.

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