Proclaim vs Exclaim - What's the difference?
proclaim | exclaim |
To excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe.
To announce or declare.
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(lb) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
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(obsolete) Exclamation; outcry, clamor.
* 1635 , John Donne, "His parting form her":
As verbs the difference between proclaim and exclaim
is that proclaim is to excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe while exclaim is to cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.As a noun exclaim is
exclamation; outcry, clamor.proclaim
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* exclameVerb
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(en noun)- Oh fortune, thou'rt not worth my least exclame [...].