proclaim

declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"

state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"

praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"