English Explanatory Dictionary

proclaim

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To announce or declare.
  2. To make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers.

Pronunciation

/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proclaim.wav /pɹoʊˈkleɪm/ /pɹəʉˈklæɪm/

Word forms

proclaim proclaims proclaiming proclaimed proclaime proclame

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

make known disclose

Derived words

misproclaim proclaimable proclaimant proclaimer reproclaim self-proclaimed unproclaimed
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