proclaim
Meaning
- To announce or declare.
- (dated, historical) To make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers.
Synonyms
declare
make a statement
make public
spread the news
disclose
declare oneself
Translations
proclamer
proclamare
proclamar
proklamieren
proclamar
afkondigen
proclamarFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English proclamen, proclaime, from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmō, prōclāmāre, from prō- (“forth”) + clāmō (“to shout, cry out”). Spelling altered by influence of claim, from the same Latin source (clāmō).
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