Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - proclaim

 transitive verb  Etymology: Middle English proclamen, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French proclamer, from Latin proclamare, from pro- before + clamare to cry out — more at pro-, claim  Date: 14th century  1.  a. to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing ; announce  b. to give outward indication of ; show his manner ~ed his genteel upbringing  2. to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally ~ an amnesty ~ the country a republic  3. to praise or glorify openly or publicly ; extol ~ed the rescue workers' efforts  Synonyms: see declare  • ~er noun