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   proclaim

   /prəˈkleɪm/

   verb

   • 1. announce officially or publicly: "they proclaimed that housing shortages would be solved within ten years"
   • ▪ declare officially or publicly to be: "he proclaimed King James II as King of England" Similar declareannouncepronouncestatemake knowngive outadvertisepublishbroadcastpromulgatetrumpetblazonblazeshout something from the rooftopsprofessassertmaintainprotestdeclarepronounceannounce
   • ▪ say something emphatically; declare: "she proclaimed that what I had said was untrue"
   • 2. indicate clearly: "his high, intelligent forehead proclaimed a strength of mind that was almost tangible" Similar demonstrateindicateshowsignifyrevealtestify tomanifestbetray

   Word Origin late Middle Englishproclame, from Latin proclamare ‘cry out’, from pro- ‘forth’ + clamare ‘to shout’. The change in the second syllable was due to association with the verb claim.

   Derivatives

   • 1. proclaimer noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

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