proclaim
Verb
Verb Forms: proclaimed, proclaiming, proclaims
- To announce publicly or officially.
- 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
Examples
- She wanted to proclaim her victory after spelling a seven-letter word on a triple word score.
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: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordproclaim: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
proclaim: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
proclaim: valid Words With Friends Word