Antonyms for proclaim


Grammar : Verb
Spell : proh-kleym, pruh-
Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈkleɪm, prə-


Definition of proclaim

Origin :
  • late 14c., proclamen, from Latin proclamare "cry or call out," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + clamare "to cry out" (see claim (v.)). Spelling altered by influence of claim. Related: Proclaimed; proclaiming; proclaimer.
  • verb advertise, make known
Example sentences :
  • At such a time in history, we who are free must proclaim anew our faith.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • A President may sense and proclaim that new spirit, but only a people can provide it.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Proclaim at daybreak that I myself will review the troops in the Vivarrambla.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Then if he is innocent, why does he not speak out like a man, and proclaim his innocence?
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • He did not proclaim the vendetta against the assassin of his father.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • And at that moment he felt a craving to proclaim it, to cry it aloud.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • Listen, then, he said; I proclaim that justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Far be it from me to toot my horn, Mr. Atkins, or to proclaim my merits from the housetops.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • In a case like this only the Great King Himself could proclaim a pardon.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • See that you leave no sign about you to proclaim you of the House of Santafior, or all is lost.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for proclaim

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