"proclaims" in the verb sense
1. proclaim
declare formally declare someone to be something of titles
"He was proclaimed King"
2. proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
state or announce
"`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"
"The King will proclaim an amnesty"
3. predicate, proclaim
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
"The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
4. laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim
praise, glorify, or honor
"extol the virtues of one's children"
"glorify one's spouse's cooking"
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