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1. Declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
   "He was proclaimed King"
    
2. State or announce
   "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
   - exclaim, promulgate
    
3. Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
   "The speech proclaimed the fitness of the candidate to be President"
   - predicate
    
4. Praise, glorify, or honour
   "proclaim the virtues of one's children"
   - laud, extol, exalt, glorify

Derived forms: proclaimed, proclaiming, proclaims

See also: proclamation

Type of: assert, asseverate, declare, entitle, maintain, praise, title

Encyclopedia: Proclaim