Proclaim
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹəʊˈkleɪm/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Proclaim is a verb meaning To announce or declare.
Meaning
To announce or declare.
More Meanings
- (dated or historical) To make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers.
Example Sentences
Were those baronies proclaimed at the time you were in them? –Some of them are; the barony of Duhallow is proclaimed.
In due course the Dáil was proclaimed, fruitless efforts were made to suppress it and all its institutions, including, of course, the IRA.
… the Magistrates present, naturally excited by the occurrence, applied to Government to proclaim the baronies in which the outrage had occurred …
You have seen it for yourselves in the play by Aristophanes, where Socrates goes whirling round, proclaiming that he is walking on air, and uttering a great deal of other nonsense about things of which I know nothing whatsoever.
Word Forms
- proclaims
- proclaiming
- proclaimed
- proclaime
- proclame
Synonyms for proclaim
Depending on context, synonyms include disclose, exalt, exclaim, promulgate, predicate, extol.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include promulgate, predicate, glorify, exalt, extol, laud.
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