proclaim

proclaim is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.
2. transitive verb. To outlaw by public proclamation.
3. verb. praise, glorify, or honor

   "extol the virtues of one's children"

   "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

   Synonyms: exalt, extol, glorify, laud

4. verb. state or announce

   "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"

   "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

   Synonyms: exclaim, promulgate

5. verb. declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

   "He was proclaimed King"

6. verb. affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

   "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"

   Synonyms: predicate

Synonyms

exalt, extol, glorify, laud, exclaim, promulgate, predicate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in proclaim:

picloram

Common word forms

proclaims, proclaimed, proclaimer, proclaiming, proclaimable

Words from these letters

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