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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