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Declaim
verb
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
- 2 speak against in an impassioned manner wordnet
- 3 To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
"Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act."
- 4 recite in elocution wordnet
- 5 To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
"The students declaim twice a week."
Etymology
From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō.
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