proclaim

(verb) declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles. Example: "He was proclaimed king."

(verb) state or announce. Synonyms: exclaim, promulgate. Examples: "`i am not a communist,' he exclaimed." "The king will proclaim an amnesty."

(verb) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of. Synonyms: predicate. Example: "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be president."

(verb) praise, glorify, or honor. Synonyms: laud, extol, exalt, glorify. Examples: "Extol the virtues of one's children." "Glorify one's spouse's cooking."