verb

proclaim

Translation

to proclaim, to declare, to announce

The king proclaimed a new law.

They proclaimed him the winner.

She proclaimed that she was innocent.

((sth.)) to announce (sth.) officially The government proclaimed a state of emergency.

((sb./sth.)) ((as sth.)) to declare (sb./sth.) to be (sth.) They proclaimed him king.

((that ...)) to state (that...) publicly He proclaimed that he was innocent.

Synonyms: declare, announce, pronounce

From Latin 'pro-' (forth, publicly) + 'clamare' (to cry out). To publicly cry out.

'Pro' means publicly and 'claim' is to state something. So, to proclaim is to make a public claim.