proclaim
/prəˈkleɪm/
US pronunciation
American sound/prəˈkleɪm/
prəˈkleɪm
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prə - ˈkleɪm -> proclaim
Myanmar meaning
(v) ကျေညာသည်။ တင်မြှောက်သည်။ proclaims, proclaimed, proclaiming
Full entry
၁။ ကြေညာသည်။ ထုတ်ဖော်ပြောသည်။ proclaim a public holiday ❍ They dare not proclaim their intentions too loudly. ❍ Banners proclaim that change must come soon. ❍ ‘Our very existence is threatened,’ he proclaimed. ❍ After its independence India was proclaimed a republic.
၂။ (fml ) ဖော်ပြသည်။ His accent proclaimed him a Scot/that he was a Scot.
❏ proclamation /prɒklǝ'meÇʃn/ n
(က) [C] ကြေညာချက်။ issue/make an official proclamation ❍ sign the proclamation of independence.
(ခ) [U] ထုတ်ဖော်ခြင်း။ ကြေညာ ခြင်း။ by public proclamation.
More examples
- Abbot has always proclaimed his innocence of the charges.
- [proclaim (that)] : They still proclaim that their policy was successful.
- [proclaim someone/something (to be) something] : A prime minister who proclaims himself a champion of the free market
- Posters proclaiming the merits of various soaps
- Their banners proclaimed ‘Elections now’.
- The president proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the new republic.
- [proclaim someone/something something] : In 1882, Brazil proclaimed itself independent from Portugal.
- The eastern islands proclaimed a separate republic of their own.
- The house’s drawn curtains and closed windows seemed to proclaim its emptiness.
Synonyms
state publicly, announce, declare, state, make known, decree, assert, say publicly, broadcast, pronounce, advertise, affirm, annunciate, blast, blaze, blazon, call, circulate, demonstrate, disseminate, enunciate, evidence, evince, exhibit, expound, get on a soapbox, give out, herald, illustrate, indicate, manifest, mark, ostend, pass the word, profess, promulgate, publish, shoot off mouth, shout out, show, sound off, spiel, spout, spread it around, stump, trumpet, utter, vent, ventilate, voice
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