maintain vs proclaim

maintain and proclaim both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maintain	No	No	Yes	No
proclaim	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, proclaim is a hyponym of maintain; that is, proclaim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than maintain:

Other hyponyms of maintain include allege, aver, say, predicate.

maintain (verb)	proclaim (verb)
stick to correctly or closely	state or announce
state categorically	praise, glorify, or honor
state or assert	declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
support against an opponent	affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
maintain by writing regular records
supply with necessities and support
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
have and exercise
maintain for use and service
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity