proclaim
Meanings
Verb
- declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
- "He was proclaimed King"
- state or announce
- "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
- affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
- praise, glorify, or honor
- To announce or declare.
- To make [something] the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers
Origin / Etymology
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).
Scrabble Score: 14
proclaim is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordproclaim is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
proclaim is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
proclaim is a valid Words With Friends word