Definition of PROCLAIM

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).

Synonyms

disclose, exalt, exclaim, extol, glorify, laud, make known, predicate, promulgate

Scrabble Score: 14

proclaim is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
proclaim 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