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proclaim

/pɹoʊˈkleɪm/verb2 syllables

Proclaim means: praise, glorify, or honor.

Synonyms for proclaim9

verb, as in praise, glorify, or honor

laud, extol, exalt, glorify

verb, as in state or announce

exclaim, promulgate

verb, as in affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

predicate

also used for proclaim

disclose, make known

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What does proclaim mean?4

verb

1

praise, glorify, or honor“extol the virtues of one's children”

2

state or announce“‘I am not a Communist,’ he exclaimed”

3

affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of“The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President”

4

declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles“He was proclaimed King”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with proclaim?19

two syllables

three syllables

overcame
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Proclaim in a sentence

  • All the church bells pealed and heralds rode through the town proclaiming the nuptials.Hybrid
  • His manners proclaim him a gentleman.unknown
  • Tomorrow we shall proclaim a republic.Gulo_Luscus
  • Yanni continued to proclaim his innocence.Amastan
  • Taiwan can't possibly proclaim official independence.Amastan
  • Mozi proclaims: to have music is wrong.shanghainese
  • Xavier proclaims a syncretic stance in religion.nonong
  • The priest splashes the boy's head with a bit of water and proclaims his name.DJ_Saidez

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Forms of proclaim

as a verb

past tense
proclaimed
present participle
proclaiming
third-person singular
proclaims
past participle
proclaimed