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proclaim
verb
praise, glorify, or honor
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- M
- Contains
- ROCLAI
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
pɹoʊˈkleɪm
Meaning
Definitions
verb
praise, glorify, or honor
“extol the virtues of one's children”
verb
state or announce
“‘I am not a Communist,’ he exclaimed”
verb
declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
“He was proclaimed King”
verb
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
“The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President”
In context
Example Sentences
extol the virtues of one's children
glorify one's spouse's cooking
‘I am not a Communist,’ he exclaimed
The King will proclaim an amnesty
He was proclaimed King
The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
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