1. (

• proclaim ,

) declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King" ;

2. (

• proclaim ,
• exclaim ,
• promulgate

) state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" ;

3. (

• predicate ,
• proclaim ,

) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" ;

4. (

• laud ,
• extol ,
• exalt ,
• glorify ,
• proclaim ,

) praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" ;

1. (

• announced ,
• proclaimed ,

) declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy" ;