verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/
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Canada, US:/pɹoʊˈkleɪm/
Australian:/pɹəʉˈklæɪm/
rhymes with -eɪm
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To announce or declare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He was proclaimed King
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: entitle, title
6
verb
Meaning 6
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: predicate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assert, asseverate, maintain
History
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).
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
обявявам
(objavjavam)
— to announce or declare
Bulgarian:
заявявам
(zajavjavam)
— to announce or declare
Catalan:
pregonar
— to announce or declare
Chickasaw:
anoli
— to announce or declare
Chinese Mandarin:
宣布
(xuānbù)
— to announce or declare
Choctaw:
anoli
— to announce or declare
Czech:
oznámit
— to announce or declare
Czech:
oznamovat
— to announce or declare
Finnish:
julistaa
— to announce or declare
Finnish:
ilmoittaa
— to announce or declare
French:
proclamer
— to announce or declare
French:
déclarer
— to announce or declare
German:
verkünden
— to announce or declare
German:
verkündigen
— to announce or declare
German:
erklären
— to announce or declare
Gothic:
𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽
(mērjan)
— to announce or declare
Ancient Greek:
κηρύσσω
(kērússō)
— to announce or declare
Hungarian:
kihirdet
— to announce or declare
Japanese:
宣言する
(sengen suru)
— to announce or declare
Latin:
proclamo
— to announce or declare
Macedonian:
о́бјави
(óbjavi)
— to announce or declare
Norwegian Bokmål:
proklamere
— to announce or declare
Norwegian Bokmål:
kunngjøre
— to announce or declare
Norwegian Nynorsk:
proklamere
— to announce or declare
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kunngjere
— to announce or declare
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kunngjøre
— to announce or declare
Old English:
bēodan
— to announce or declare
Polish:
proklamować
— to announce or declare
Portuguese:
proclamar
— to announce or declare
Russian:
провозглаша́ть
(provozglašátʹ)
— to announce or declare
Russian:
провозгласи́ть
(provozglasítʹ)
— to announce or declare
Russian:
объявля́ть
(obʺjavljátʹ)
— to announce or declare
Russian:
объяви́ть
(obʺjavítʹ)
— to announce or declare
Sanskrit:
शंसति
(śaṃsati)
— to announce or declare
Spanish:
proclamar
— to announce or declare
Swahili:
kuhubiri
— to announce or declare
Swedish:
förkunna
— to announce or declare
Swedish:
utropa
— to announce or declare
Tocharian B:
āks-
— to announce or declare
Turkish:
ilan etmek
— to announce or declare
Ukrainian:
проголо́шувати
(proholóšuvaty)
— to announce or declare
Ukrainian:
проголоси́ти
(proholosýty)
— to announce or declare
Ukrainian:
прокламува́ти
(proklamuváty)
— to announce or declare
Zazaki:
êlan kerden
— to announce or declare
Bulgarian:
провъзглася́вам
(provǎzglasjávam)
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Czech:
vykládat
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Dutch:
uitroepen
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Esperanto:
proklami
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Finnish:
julistaa
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Finnish:
kuuluttaa
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
French:
proclamer
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Hebrew:
הצהיר
(hitzhír)
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Latin:
proclamo
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Macedonian:
про́гласи
(próglasi)
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Old English:
ābēodan
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Portuguese:
aclamar
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Russian:
провозглаша́ть
(provozglašátʹ)
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Russian:
провозгласи́ть
(provozglasítʹ)
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Russian:
объявля́ть
(obʺjavljátʹ)
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Russian:
объяви́ть
(obʺjavítʹ)
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Serbo-Croatian:
прогласити
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Serbo-Croatian:
proglasiti
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Spanish:
proclamar
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Swedish:
proklamera
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Swedish:
utropa
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Turkish:
duyurmak
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly
Turkish:
ilan etmek
— to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly