proclaim (v.)

  1. declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; He was proclaimed King'

  2. state or announce; `I am not a Communist, he exclaimed; The King will proclaim an amnesty

    [ Syn: exclaim , promulgate ]

  3. affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President

    [ Syn: predicate ]

  4. praise, glorify, or honor; extol the virtues of ones children; glorify ones spouses cooking

    [ Syn: laud , extol , exalt , glorify ]

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