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Webster 1913 Edition


Proclaim

Pro-claim′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Proclaimed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Proclaiming
.]
[OE.
proclamen
, L.
proclamare
;
pro
before, forward +
clamare
to call or cry out: cf. F.
proclamer
. See
Claim
.]
1.
To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare;
as, to
proclaim
war or peace
.
To
proclaim
liberty to the captives.
Isa. lxi. 1.
For the apparel oft
proclaims
the man.
Shakespeare
Throughout the host
proclaim

A solemn council forthwith to be held.
Milton.
2.
To outlaw by public proclamation.
I heard myself
proclaimed
.
Shakespeare
Syn. – To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See
Announce
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Proclaim

PROCLA'IM

,
Verb.
T.
[L. proclamo; pro and clamo, to cry out. See Claim.]
1.
To promulgate; to announce; to publish; as, to proclaim a fast; to proclaim a feast. Lev.23. 1 Kings 21.
He hath sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives. Is.61.
2.
To denounce; to give official notice of. Heralds were formerly employed to proclaim war.
3.
To declare with honor; as, to proclaim the name of the Lord, that is, to declare his perfections. Ex.33.
4.
To utter openly; to make public. Some profligate wretches openly proclaim their atheism.
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness. Prov.20.
5.
To outlaw by public denunciation.
I heard myself proclaimed.

Definition 2024


proclaim

proclaim

English

Verb

proclaim (third-person singular simple present proclaims, present participle proclaiming, simple past and past participle proclaimed)

  1. To excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe.
  2. To announce or declare.
    • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 2, in The Celebrity:
      Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. [] A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.

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