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Proclaim Common

Proclaim has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

"He was proclaimed King"

2

state or announce

"`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"

"The King will proclaim an amnesty"

3

affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

"The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"

4

praise, glorify, or honor

"extol the virtues of one's children"

"glorify one's spouse's cooking"

5

To announce or declare.

"The mayor stepped onto the balcony to proclaim the official opening of the new park."

Example Sentences
"He was proclaimed King" verb
"`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed" verb
"The King will proclaim an amnesty" verb
"The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" verb
"extol the virtues of one's children" verb
"glorify one's spouse's cooking" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
entitle declare assert praise
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
declare trumpet clarion canonize ensky crack up hymn
Rhyming Words
aim zaim maim raim saim haim chaim claim reaim nsaim karaim misaim ephraim exclaim unclaim reclaim declaim acclaim cry aim take aim
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