pro ‧ claim /prəˈkleɪm $ proʊ-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: proclamer , from Latin proclamare , from clamare 'to cry out' ]
1 . to say publicly or officially that something important is true or exists ⇨ proclamation :
The President proclaimed the republic’s independence.
proclaim that
Protesters proclaimed that the girl was innocent.
proclaim somebody something
His son was immediately proclaimed King.
2 . to show something clearly or be a sign of something:
The stripes on her uniform proclaimed her seniority.