To proclaim liberty to the captives. --Isa. lxi. 1.
For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak.
Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council
forthwith to be held. --Milton.
2. To outlaw by public proclamation.
I heard myself proclaimed. --Shak.
Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See
{Announce}.
Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
--Gilpin.
2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Publish laws, announce Or life or death. --Prior.
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.