proclaim

CEFRC1

/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To announce something publicly and officially.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers.

Examples

  • "Lo! what Apollo from Ortygia's shrine / would sing, unasked he sends us to proclaim."

  • His manners proclaim him a gentleman.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /pɹəʉˈklæɪm/
  • /pɹoʊˈkleɪm/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To announce or declare.

More examples

In context

  • In due course the Dáil was proclaimed, fruitless efforts were made to suppress it and all its institutions, including, of course, the IRA.

  • Were those baronies proclaimed at the time you were in them? –Some of them are; the barony of Duhallow is proclaimed.

  • … the Magistrates present, naturally excited by the occurrence, applied to Government to proclaim the baronies in which the outrage had occurred …

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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).