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proclaim(dictionary)

proclaim (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: proclamer, from Latin proclamare, from clamare 'to cry out']
to say publicly or officially that something important is true or exists
-see also proclamation proclamation
::The President proclaimed the republic's independence.
proclaim that
::Protesters proclaimed that the girl was innocent.
proclaim sb sth
::His son was immediately proclaimed king.
to show something clearly or be a sign of something
::The stripes on her uniform proclaimed her seniority.