proclaim

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It's always amusing how evolutionists continually proclaim, and then re-proclaim, the apparent demise of intelligent design (ID) (i.e. 'no really, this time ID actually is dead!'!).

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  1. transitive verb To announce officially and publicly; declare. See Synonyms at announce.
  2. transitive verb To indicate conspicuously; make plain: wearing a button that proclaimed my choice for president.
  3. transitive verb To praise; extol.

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  • Gary heard himself proclaim, and he wondered why no one noticed that his lips were not moving in synch with the words. —  The Woods Out Back
  • It's always amusing how evolutionists continually proclaim, and then re-proclaim, the apparent demise of intelligent design (ID) (i.e. 'no really, this time ID actually is dead!'!). —  Evolution News & Views
  • But great as is the distinction which the authorship of these works proclaim, there is yet another and grander achievement for which science is indebted to you. —  Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities
  • Let their words proclaim, and their conduct testify, that they who follow Bahá’u’lláh, in whatever land they reside, are actuated by no selfish ambition, that they neither thirst for power, nor mind any wave of unpopularity, of distrust or criticism, which a strict adherence to their standards might provoke Difficult and delicate though be our task, the sustaining power of Bahá’u’lláh and of His Divine guidance will assuredly assist us if we follow steadfastly in His way, and strive to uphold the integrity of His laws. —  The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh
  • Among the principles of divine civilization He came to proclaim is the Most Great Peace of mankind. —  The Promulgation of Universal Peace
 

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  1. Middle English proclamen, proclaimen (influenced by claimen, to claim), from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmāre : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + clāmāre, to cry out; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English proclaymen, from Old French proclamer, French proclamer = Spanish Portuguese proclamar = Italian proclamare, from Latin proclamare, call out, from pro, before, + clamare, call, cry: see claim.
  2. = Spanish Portuguese Italian proclama, proclaim; from the verb.
 

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/prəˈkleɪm/
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