What is the meaning of proclaim?

Declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles.
- usage: "He was proclaimed King"
State or announce.
- usage: "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
- synonyms: exclaim, promulgate
Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of.
- usage: "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
- synonyms: predicate
Praise, glorify, or honor.
- usage: "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
- synonyms: laud, extol, exalt, glorify

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