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proclaim

/ proclaim /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
state or announce
"`I am not a Communist,'' " he exclaimed"
"The King will proclaim an amnesty"
Type of:
declare
Kinds of:
declare trumpet clarion
Derived:
promulgation announcement proclamation ecphonesis exclamation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 2
declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
"He was proclaimed King"
Type of:
entitle title
Derived:
announcement proclamation annunciation declaration promulgation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
verb Sense 3
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
"The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
Type of:
assert asseverate maintain
Derived:
postulation predication
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 4
praise, glorify, or honor
"extol the virtues of one''s children"
"glorify one''s spouse''s cooking"
Type of:
praise
Kinds of:
canonize canonise ensky crack up hymn
Derived:
glory glorification resplendence resplendency deification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
50%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
20
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declare trumpet clarion entitle title assert asseverate maintain praise canonize canonise ensky