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proclamer

to proclaim

verb prok-lah-MEH Rare

Also means

to declare

Usage Note

Proclamer is used for official or emphatic public declarations: proclamer l'indépendance, proclamer un vainqueur. The reflexive se proclamer means 'to declare oneself' (il s'est proclamé roi). The noun proclamation is used for the formal act or the document itself.

Examples

"Il a proclamé sa victoire devant la foule."

Natural Translation

He proclaimed his victory before the crowd.

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