From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishproclaimpro‧claim /prəˈkleɪm $ proʊ-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal 1 PUBLICIZE/MAKE KNOWNto say publicly or officially that something important is true or exists → proclamation The president proclaimed the republic’s independence.proclaim that Protesters proclaimed that the girl was innocent.proclaim somebody something His son was immediately proclaimed king.2 SIGN/SYMBOLto show something clearly or be a sign of something The stripes on her uniform proclaimed her seniority.→ See Verb table
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proclaim• There are thousands of informers proclaiming a new devotion to Vaclev Havel.• All over Ireland, a spire proclaims an Anglican church.• Colourful brochures and posters proclaim bargain weekends, mini breaks, etc.• Phillips has repeatedly proclaimed his innocence.• If you identify to outstanding contribution to profit, proclaim it at your nest team meeting.• Those who proclaimed it may have done so for cynical reasons, but I doubt that they genuinely believed it.• That is something that we should proclaim loud and clear.• Nearly everyone there wore a pin proclaiming their support of the union.proclaim that• It proclaims that he does care.• Everything about the book's packaging proclaims that it is state-of-the-art, all happening now.• Near us, on Hyde Park corner, men are regularly found proclaiming that such devices work.• The prince proclaimed that the charming new princess would never again touch a spinning wheel.• It had incorporated everyone who could proclaim that the emperor was naked.• Nine years later, Watts proclaimed that the leadership of the Democratic Party had abandoned the values of his family.• For Aristarchus proclaimed that the sun, not the earth, is the center of the universe.Origin proclaim (1300-1400) Old French proclamer, from Latin proclamare, from clamare “to cry out” 