proclaim
English
Etymology
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Borrowed 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).
Pronunciation
Verb
proclaim (third-person singular simple present proclaims, present participle proclaiming, simple past and past participle proclaimed)
- To announce or declare.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 2, in The Celebrity:
- Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. […] A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.
Synonyms
- (to announce or declare): disclose, make known; See also Thesaurus:announce
Derived terms
Related terms
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Translations
to announce or declare
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to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
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