proclaim Copy link Outline I. To publish abroad1. praedĭco, 1 (to utter publicly)2. prōfĕro, 3, irr. (to publish; not to keep secret)3. effĕro, 3, irr. (like profero)II. To notify in an authoritative manner1. prōnuntio, 1 (to make publicly known)2. rĕnuntio, 1 (to notify publicly the return of successful candidates)3. dēclāro, 1 (like precedd., but less precise in application)4. ēdīco, xi, ctum, 3 (to order by authoritative proclamation) • proclaim: I. To publish abroad: 1. praedĭco, 1 (to utter publicly): opp. taceo, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 54: esp. when eulogy is implied, to p. one's good deeds, benefacta sua p., Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 15: Cic. 2. prōfĕro, 3, irr. (to publish; not to keep secret): Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 41 (palam p.). 3. effĕro, 3, irr. (like profero): Cic.: Caes.: v. to publish. II. To notify in an authoritative manner: 1. prōnuntio, 1 (to make publicly known): to p. the names of the victors, p. nomina victorum, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 4: cf. Liv. 24, 27, praetores pr. (to notify the appointment; which was done by the magistrate presiding) Suet. 2. rĕnuntio, 1 (to notify publicly the return of successful candidates): on the day when I (as consul) p.'d L. Muraena Consul, illo die quo L. Muraenam Cos. renuntiavi, Cic. Mur. init.: Liv. 5, 18, init. (Pro-*nuntiare notes the publicity of the act; re-nuntiare simply, the formal return.) 3. dēclāro, 1 (like precedd., but less precise in application): cf. Cic. Mur. 1, 2, where declaratus = renuntiatus, cf. ib. § 1: and Liv. 9, 40, extr., where declarare aliquem consulem denotes the action of the people appointing. 4. ēdīco, xi, ctum, 3 (to order by authoritative proclamation): to p. a general cessation from business, justitium e., Cic. Ph. 6, 1, 2: to p. a day for the elections, diem comitiis e., Liv. 26, 18: cf. proclamation (II.). Phr.: to p. war against any one, alicui bellum indicere, Cic. Cat. 2, 6, 14. See also to publish.