[pro.claim] vt [ME proclamen, fr. MF or L; MF proclamer, fr. L proclamare, fr. pro- before + clamare to cry out--more at pro-, claim] (14c) 1 a: to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing: announce b: to give outward indication of: show
2: to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally "~ an amnesty" "~ the country a republic"
3: to praise or glorify openly or publicly: extol syn see declare -- pro.claim.er n