"proclaim" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /pɹəʊˈkleɪm/ [UK], /pɹoʊˈkleɪm/ [Canada, US], /pɹəʉˈklæɪm/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proclaim.wav Forms: proclaims [present, singular, third-person], proclaiming [participle, present], proclaimed [participle, past], proclaimed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪm Etymology: From Middle English proclamen, proclaime, from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmō, prōclāmāre, from prō- (“forth”) + clāmō (“to shout, cry out”). Spelling altered by influence of claim, from the same Latin source (clāmō). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-||*kelh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|proclamen}} Middle English proclamen, {{der|en|fro|proclamer}} Old French proclamer, {{der|en|la|proclamo|prōclāmō, prōclāmāre}} Latin prōclāmō, prōclāmāre Head templates: {{en-verb}} proclaim (third-person singular simple present proclaims, present participle proclaiming, simple past and past participle proclaimed)
  1. To announce or declare. Synonyms (to announce or declare): disclose Translations (to announce or declare): κηρύσσω (kērússō) (Ancient Greek), обявявам (objavjavam) (Bulgarian), заявявам (zajavjavam) (Bulgarian), 宣布 (xuānbù) (Chinese Mandarin), oznámit [perfective] (Czech), oznamovat [imperfective] (Czech), julistaa (Finnish), ilmoittaa (Finnish), proclamer (French), déclarer (French), verkünden (German), verkündigen (German), erklären (German), 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (mērjan) (Gothic), kihirdet (Hungarian), 宣言する (sengen suru) (alt: せんげんする) (Japanese), proclamo (Latin), о́бјави (óbjavi) (Macedonian), proklamere (Norwegian Bokmål), kunngjøre (Norwegian Bokmål), proklamere (Norwegian Nynorsk), kunngjere (Norwegian Nynorsk), kunngjøre (Norwegian Nynorsk), bēodan (Old English), proklamować (Polish), proclamar (Portuguese), провозглаша́ть (provozglašátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), провозгласи́ть (provozglasítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), объявля́ть (obʺjavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), объяви́ть (obʺjavítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), शंसति (śaṃsati) (Sanskrit), proclamar (Spanish), kuhubiri (Swahili), förkunna (Swedish), utropa (Swedish), āks- (Tocharian B), ilan etmek (Turkish), проголо́шувати (proholóšuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), проголоси́ти (proholosýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), прокламува́ти (proklamuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), êlan kerden (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-proclaim-en-verb-xbFXfPQn Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'to announce or declare': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'to announce or declare': 97 3
  2. (dated or historical) To make [something] the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers Translations (to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly): провъзглася́вам (provǎzglasjávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), vykládat [imperfective] (Czech), uitroepen (Dutch), proklami (Esperanto), julistaa (Finnish), kuuluttaa (Finnish), proclamer (French), הצהיר (hitzhír) (Hebrew), proclamo (Latin), про́гласи (próglasi) (Macedonian), ābēodan (Old English), aclamar (Portuguese), провозглаша́ть (provozglašátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), провозгласи́ть (provozglasítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), объявля́ть (obʺjavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), объяви́ть (obʺjavítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), прогласити [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), proglasiti [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), proclamar (Spanish), proklamera (Swedish), utropa (Swedish), duyurmak (Turkish), ilan etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-proclaim-en-verb-ayux3bq- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Zazaki translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Zazaki translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: make known, proclaime, proclame [obsolete] Derived forms: self-proclaimed

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          "ref": "1824 May 19, \"MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, Appointed to examine into the Nature and Extent of the Disturbances which have prevailed in those Districts of IRELAND which are now subject to the Provisions of the Insurrection Act, and to report to The House\" [HC 1825 (200)] Evidence of Richard Griffith p.37",
          "text": "Were those baronies proclaimed at the time you were in them? –Some of them are; the barony of Duhallow is proclaimed."
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          "ref": "1834 June 5, Montague L. Chapman, Hansard HC Deb ser 3 vol 24 col 236",
          "text": "… the Magistrates present, naturally excited by the occurrence, applied to Government to proclaim the baronies in which the outrage had occurred …"
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        {
          "ref": "1940 Major General Hugh MacNeill, \"Na Fianna Éireann; Senior Corps of the Old Army\" (An Cosantóir) reprinted in Our Struggle for Independence: Eye-witness Accounts from the Pages of 'An Cosantóir' p.184",
          "text": "In due course the Dáil was proclaimed, fruitless efforts were made to suppress it and all its institutions, including, of course, the IRA."
        }
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "provǎzglasjávam",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "провъзглася́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "vykládat"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "uitroepen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "proklami"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "julistaa"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "kuuluttaa"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "proclamer"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "roman": "hitzhír",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "הצהיר"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "proclamo"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "roman": "próglasi",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "про́гласи"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "ābēodan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "aclamar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "provozglašátʹ",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "провозглаша́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "provozglasítʹ",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "провозгласи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obʺjavljátʹ",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "объявля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obʺjavítʹ",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "объяви́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "прогласити"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "proglasiti"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "es",
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          "word": "proclamar"
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          "word": "proklamera"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "utropa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
          "word": "duyurmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
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        }
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      "ipa": "/pɹoʊˈkleɪm/",
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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
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    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
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    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Old English translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Sanskrit translations",
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    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swahili translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Tocharian B translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
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    "Terms with Zazaki translations"
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          "ref": "1824 May 19, \"MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, Appointed to examine into the Nature and Extent of the Disturbances which have prevailed in those Districts of IRELAND which are now subject to the Provisions of the Insurrection Act, and to report to The House\" [HC 1825 (200)] Evidence of Richard Griffith p.37",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1834 June 5, Montague L. Chapman, Hansard HC Deb ser 3 vol 24 col 236",
          "text": "… the Magistrates present, naturally excited by the occurrence, applied to Government to proclaim the baronies in which the outrage had occurred …"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1940 Major General Hugh MacNeill, \"Na Fianna Éireann; Senior Corps of the Old Army\" (An Cosantóir) reprinted in Our Struggle for Independence: Eye-witness Accounts from the Pages of 'An Cosantóir' p.184",
          "text": "In due course the Dáil was proclaimed, fruitless efforts were made to suppress it and all its institutions, including, of course, the IRA."
        }
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        "(dated or historical) To make [something] the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɹoʊˈkleɪm/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəʉˈklæɪm/",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "to announce or declare",
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      "word": "make known"
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      "word": "proclaime"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "objavjavam",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "обявявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zajavjavam",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "заявявам"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "xuānbù",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "宣布"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "julistaa"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "ilmoittaa"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "proclamer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "déclarer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "verkünden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "verkündigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "erklären"
    },
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      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "mērjan",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kērússō",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "κηρύσσω"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "kihirdet"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "sengen suru",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "宣言する"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "proclamo"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "óbjavi",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "о́бјави"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "proklamere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "kunngjøre"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "proklamere"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "kunngjere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "kunngjøre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "bēodan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "proklamować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "proclamar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "provozglašátʹ",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "провозглаша́ть"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "provozglasítʹ",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "провозгласи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjavljátʹ",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "объявля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjavítʹ",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "объяви́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
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      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "शंसति"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "proclamar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "kuhubiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "förkunna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "utropa"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "āks-"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "ilan etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "proholóšuvaty",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "проголо́шувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "proholosýty",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "проголоси́ти"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "proklamuváty",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "прокламува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "to announce or declare",
      "word": "êlan kerden"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "provǎzglasjávam",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "провъзглася́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vykládat"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "uitroepen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "proklami"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "julistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "kuuluttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "proclamer"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitzhír",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "הצהיר"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "proclamo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "próglasi",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "про́гласи"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "ābēodan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "aclamar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "provozglašátʹ",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "провозглаша́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "provozglasítʹ",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "провозгласи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjavljátʹ",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "объявля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjavítʹ",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "объяви́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "прогласити"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "proglasiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "proclamar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "proklamera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "utropa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "duyurmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly",
      "word": "ilan etmek"
    }
  ],
  "word": "proclaim"
}
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  "called_from": "page/2386",
  "msg": "inconsistent language codes no vs nb in translation item: 't+' {1: 'nb', 2: 'kunngjøre'}",
  "path": [
    "proclaim",
    "t+"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "proclaim",
  "trace": ""
}

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