[syn: proclaim, exclaim, promulgate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Exclaimed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Exclaiming.] [L. exclamare, exclamatum; ex +
clamare to cry out; cf. OF. exclamer. See Clam.]
To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with
vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest
vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, to exclaim against
oppression with wonder or astonishment; "The field is won!"
he exclaimed.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, n.
Outcry; clamor. [Archaic]
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Cursing cries and deep exclaims. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
exclaim
v 1: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!'
he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother
shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn:
exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout]
2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed";
"The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: proclaim,
exclaim, promulgate]