Definition of PROCLAIM

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).

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 14

proclaim: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
proclaim: 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