# proclaim

Pronunciation: say "proh-KLAYM" US /pɹoʊˈkleɪm/, UK /pɹəʊˈkleɪm/, AUS /pɹəʉˈklæɪm/

## Verb

1. To announce or declare something publicly and formally, so that everyone is made aware of it.
   - Simple: To tell everyone something in a clear, public, and official way.
   - _The committee will proclaim the winners at tonight's ceremony._
   - _Protesters proclaimed their demands from the steps of the capitol._

## Verb

2. To make a place or matter the subject of an official proclamation, bringing it within the scope of emergency powers. *(dated)*
   - Simple: To officially declare an area under emergency powers through a public order.
   - _Faced with unrest, the Crown chose to proclaim the western districts and impose curfews._
   - _The viceroy proclaimed the region, and special tribunals replaced the regular courts overnight._

## Origin

From Middle English proclamen, from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmāre, made of prō- ("forth") and clāmō ("to shout, cry out"). The spelling was altered by the influence of claim, which comes from the same Latin word clāmō.

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