proclaimverb [ T ]
uk/prəˈkleɪm/us/proʊˈkleɪm/proclaim verb [ T ] (ANNOUNCE)
formal to announce something publicly or officially, especially something positive:
All the countries have proclaimed their loyalty to the alliance.
Republican party members were confidently proclaiming victory even as the first few votes came in.
[ + that ] It was the famous speech in which he proclaimed that socialism was dead.
[ + two objects ] She was proclaimed Queen at the age of 13 after the sudden death of her father.
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- After the abdication, George was immediately proclaimed king.
- Bush was proclaiming victory even before the last votes had been counted.
- The president has proclaimed a state of emergency.
- Brazil proclaimed itself independent from Portugal in 1882.
- The charter proclaims that each state will be independently governed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Announcing, informing & stating
- acquaint sb/yourself with sth
- advise
- advisement
- annunciation
- awake
- come out
- confront
- declare
- fyi
- give sb a heads up idiom
- hand
- head
- let sb know idiom
- official
- pronouncement
- put
- put sth out 1
- spread the word idiom
- tell
- unannounced
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proclaim verb [ T ] (SHOW)
literary to show something or make it clear:
Wearing scarves and hats which proclaimed their allegiance, the football fans flooded into the bar.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- disclose
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- prove
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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