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PROCLAIM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PROCLAIM?

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Proclaim as a Verb
Definitions of "Proclaim" as a verb
Synonyms of "Proclaim" as a verb (40 Words)
Usage Examples of "Proclaim" as a verb
Associations of "Proclaim" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Proclaim” are: exclaim, promulgate, exalt, extol, glorify, laud, predicate, publicize, make public, make known, give publicity to, bill, post, announce, broadcast, trumpet, shout from the rooftops, give notice of, call attention to, declare, pronounce, state, give out, advertise, publish, blazon, blaze, shout something from the rooftops, speak, utter, say, voice, demonstrate, indicate, show, signify, reveal, testify to, manifest, betray

Proclaim as a Verb

Definitions of "Proclaim" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “proclaim” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of.
Declare officially or publicly to be.
Declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles.
Say something emphatically; declare.
Praise, glorify, or honor.
Announce officially or publicly.
Indicate clearly.
State or announce.

Synonyms of "Proclaim" as a verb (40 Words)

advertise	Publicize information about (a vacancy. Some prisoners advertised the French of this terrible danger.
announce	Announce publicly or officially. I have a confession to make she announced.
betray	Deliver to an enemy by treachery. Many of those employed by diplomats betrayed secrets.
bill	Send a bill to someone. We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel although we stayed only 3 nights.
blaze	Indicate by marking trees with blazes. He blazed a drive into the rough.
blazon	Display prominently or vividly. They saw their company name blazoned all over the media.
broadcast	Broadcast over the airwaves as in radio or television. They regularly broadcast* on Radio 2.*
call attention to	Greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name.
declare	Declare to be. A number of interested parties who can t declare* themselves openly.*
demonstrate	Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. Computerized design methods will be demonstrated.
exalt	Heighten or intensify. This naturally exalts the peasant above his brethren in the same rank of society.
exclaim	Cry out suddenly in surprise, strong emotion, or pain. I am not a Communist he exclaimed.
extol	Praise, glorify, or honor. Extol the virtues of one s children.
give notice of	Execute and deliver.
give out	Inflict as a punishment.
give publicity to	Dedicate.
glorify	Praise glorify or honor. Glorify one s spouse s cooking.
indicate	Indicate a place direction person or thing either spatially or figuratively. Tetracycline is indicated in such cases.
laud	Praise, glorify, or honor. The obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier.
make known	Act in a certain way so as to acquire.
make public	Prepare for eating by applying heat.
manifest	Record in a ship s manifest. The ghost manifests each year on the same day.
post	Assign to a post put into a post. The company posted the news on its blog yesterday.
predicate	Make the grammatical predicate in a proposition. Aggression is predicated of those who act aggressively.
promulgate	Put a law into effect by formal declaration. In January 1852 the new Constitution was promulgated.
pronounce	Speak pronounce or utter in a certain way. The Secretary of State will shortly pronounce* on alternative measures.*
publicize	Call attention to. Use the magazine to publicize* human rights abuses.*
publish	Prepare and issue the work of (a particular writer. We publish* practical reference books.*
reveal	Make (something) known to humans by divine or supernatural means. The truth revealed at the Incarnation.
say	Utter the whole of (a speech or other set of words, typically one learned in advance. The padre finished saying the Nunc Dimittis.
shout from the rooftops	Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy.
shout something from the rooftops	Utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking.
show	Show in or as in a picture. Showing a large dog is not always easy.
signify	Be a symbol of; have as meaning. What does his strange behavior signify.
speak	(of a musical instrument or other object) make a sound when functioning. They speak* a strange dialect.*
state	Express in words. Money hasn t changed me she stated firmly.
testify to	Give testimony in a court of law.
trumpet	Make a loud penetrating sound resembling that of a trumpet. A jazz band trumpeted on the stage behind and the kids danced until dark.
utter	Express audibly utter sounds not necessarily words. He uttered a curse.
voice	Give voice to. Get teachers to voice* their opinions on important subjects.*

Usage Examples of "Proclaim" as a verb

Army commanders proclaimed a state of emergency.
He was proclaimed King.
The King will proclaim an amnesty.
The government's chief scientific adviser proclaimed that the epidemic was under control.
He proclaimed the car to be in sound condition.
He proclaimed King James II as King of England.
His high, intelligent forehead proclaimed a strength of mind that was almost tangible.
He had a rolling gait that proclaimed him a man of the sea.
She proclaimed that what I had said was untrue.

Associations of "Proclaim" (30 Words)

affirm	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. He refused to take the oath but chose simply to affirm* on being admitted to the Privy Council.*
announce	Make known make an announcement. The President s office announced that the siege would be lifted.
announcement	The action of making an announcement. The announcement* appeared in the local newspaper.*
annunciation	A festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland. The annunciation* of a set of rules applying to the relationships between states.*
asserting	Relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration.
assertion	A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary. The assertion* of his legal rights.*
clamor	Compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring. He ignored the clamor* of the crowd.*
communique	An official report (usually sent in haste.
declamation	Vehement oratory. Lines written for a school declamation.
declaration	An affirmation made in place of an oath. His declaration* of innocence.*
declarative	Relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements. Declarative statements.
declaratory	Having the function of declaring or explaining something. A declaratory* ruling in favour of the applicants.*
declare	Declare to be. He declared that he was innocent.
emancipation	The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation. The early struggle for emancipation* from slavery.*
exclaim	Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy. I am not a Communist he exclaimed.
herald	Acclaim. The band have been heralded as the great hope for the nineties.
manifesto	A public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate. He may fudge key issues in the Labour manifesto.
news	Information reported in a newspaper or news magazine. He was back in the news* again.*
notification	A request for payment. We have yet to receive formal notification* of the announcement.*
outcry	Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy. An outcry* of spontaneous passion.*
predicate	What is predicated of the subject of a proposition the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula. The Pleistocene colonization of Tasmania has long been predicated.
proclamation	The public or official announcement of an important matter. The government restricted the use of water by proclamation.
profess	Practice as a profession teach or claim to be knowledgeable about. I don t profess* to be an expert.*
promulgate	Put a law into effect by formal declaration. In January 1852 the new Constitution was promulgated.
promulgation	A public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen. His promulgation* of the policy proved to be premature.*
pronouncement	An authoritative declaration. Distrust of the pronouncements of politicians was endemic.
statement	An official account of facts, views, or plans, especially one for release to the media. She made a statement* to the police.*
verb	Use a word that is not conventionally used as a verb typically a noun as a verb. Any English noun can be verbed but some are more resistant than others.
wow	A sensational success. They wowed audiences on their recent British tour.
yeah	Not only so, but.