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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 peaceTo
proclaim
liberty to the captives. Isa. lxi. 1.
For the apparel oft
proclaims
the man. Shakespeare
Throughout the host
A solemn council forthwith to be held.
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.
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)
- To excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe.
- 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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Derived terms
Translations
to excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe
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to announce or declare
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