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proclaiming

 

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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}.] 
  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. 
 
  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}.




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