Proclaims

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Makes a public or official announcement about something important
2. Declares something openly and with authority to inform others
3. States or expresses a fact or opinion in a formal or emphatic manner

Etymology: "Proclaims" is the third-person singular present form of "proclaim," so its story is that of the verb itself. "Proclaim" came into Middle English from Old French "proclamer," which in turn came from Latin "prōclāmāre," a combination of "prō," meaning "forth," and "clāmāre," meaning "to shout or cry out." The original idea is literally to shout something out in front of others, which is still visible in the modern sense of making an announcement publicly. The spelling carries a small twist. Although "proclaim" descends from the same Latin root as "claim," the two words reached English by different routes and only later drew closer in appearance. The "ai" in "proclaim" was altered under the influence of "claim," so the spelling now suggests a kinship that the older sound of the word did not share.

Synonyms: declares, announces, proclaims, asserts, states

Antonyms: conceals, withholds, suppress, denies, disguises