Proclaim

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪm

Origin

Borrowed from Latin proclamare, from pro- ("forth") + clamare ("to shout, cry out").

Full definition of proclaim

Verb

1. To excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe.
2. To announce or declare.
• 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 2, Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke....A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.

Anagrams

• picloram