· declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"
· state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
Synonym(s): exclaim, promulgate
Hypernym(s): declare
· affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
Synonym(s): predicate
Hypernym(s): assert, asseverate, maintain
· praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
Synonym(s): laud, extol, exalt, glorify
Hypernym(s): praise