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declare vs proclaim

proclaim vs declare

declare and proclaim both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
declare No No Yes No
proclaim No No Yes No
As verbs, proclaim is a hyponym of declare; that is, proclaim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than declare:
  • declare: state emphatically and authoritatively
  • proclaim: state or announce
As verbs, proclaim is a hypernym of declare; that is, proclaim is a word with a broader meaning than declare:
  • declare: proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
  • proclaim: state or announce
Other hypernyms of declare include exclaim, promulgate.
declare (verb) proclaim (verb)
state emphatically and authoritatively state or announce
state firmly praise, glorify, or honor
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
declare to be affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
announce publicly or officially
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
authorize payments of
Difference between declare and proclaim

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