proclaim

verb

1. 1

   praise, glorify, or honor

   extol the virtues of one's children

   glorify one's spouse's cooking

2. 2

   state or announce

   `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed

   The King will proclaim an amnesty

3. 3

   declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

   He was proclaimed King

4. 4

   affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

   The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President