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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Proclaim \Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proclaimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proclaiming}.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F. proclamer. See {Claim}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace. [1913 Webster] To proclaim liberty to the captives. --Isa. lxi. 1. [1913 Webster] For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council forthwith to be held. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To outlaw by public proclamation. [1913 Webster] I heard myself proclaimed. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See {Announce}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf. {Annunciate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim. [1913 Webster] Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts. --Gilpin. [1913 Webster] 2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence. [1913 Webster] Publish laws, announce Or life or death. --Prior. [1913 Webster] Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate. Usage: To {Publish}, {Announce}, {Proclaim}, {Promulgate}. We {publish} what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; as, to publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We {announce} what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to {announce} the speedy publication of a book; to {announce} the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We {proclaim} anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to {proclaim} the news of victory. We {promulgate} when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to {promulgate} the gospel. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: proclaim v 1: declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King" 2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: {proclaim}, {exclaim}, {promulgate}] 3: affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" [syn: {predicate}, {proclaim}] 4: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud}, {extol}, {exalt}, {glorify}, {proclaim}]