proclaim in WordNet English dictionary

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