proclaim

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US /pɹoʊˈkleɪm/ UK /pɹəʊˈkleɪm/ See IPA manual

Freq #16813

Meanings

1

verb
To announce something publicly and clearly.

The crowd cheered as the king proclaimed the end of the war.
2

verb
To show or make something clearly obvious.

His expensive suit proclaimed his wealth.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to announce something... declare announce

Word family

Forms proclaimantproclaimedproclaimingproclaims

Derived forms misproclaimproclaimableproclaimantproclaimerreproclaimself-proclaimedunproclaimed

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).

*per- Proto-Indo-European proclamen Middle English proclamer Old French proclamo Latin

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# proclaim

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /pɹoʊˈkleɪm/
**IPA (UK):** /pɹəʊˈkleɪm/
**Frequency rank:** 16813

## Meanings
1. To announce something publicly and clearly.
2. To show or make something clearly obvious.

## Examples
- The crowd cheered as the king proclaimed the end of the war.
- His expensive suit proclaimed his wealth.

## Derived Forms
- misproclaim
- proclaimable
- proclaimant
- proclaimer
- reproclaim
- self-proclaimed
- unproclaimed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *per-
- Root: proclamen
- Root: proclamer
- Root: proclamo

## 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).

## AI Etymology
Proclaim comes 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). In present-day English it covers to announce something publicly and clearly and to show or make something clearly obvious. The wider family includes derived forms such as misproclaim, proclaimable, proclaimant, proclaimer, reproclaim.

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