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
- 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
- affirm
- announce
- annunciate
- blast
- blaze
- blazon
- broadcast
- call
- circulate
- declare
- demonstrate
- disseminate
- enunciate
- evidence
- evince
- exhibit
- expound
- get on a soapbox
- give out
- herald
- illustrate
- indicate
- manifest
- mark
- ostend
- pass the word
- profess
- promulgate
- publish
- shoot off mouth
- shout out
- show
- sound off
- spiel
- spout
- spread it around
- stump
- trumpet
- utter
- vent
- ventilate
- voice
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