declaim
[ dih-kleym ]
/ dɪˈkleɪm /
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verb (used without object)
to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
to inveigh (usually followed by against): He declaimed against the high rents in slums.
to speak or write for oratorical effect, as without sincerity or sound argument.
verb (used with object)
to utter aloud in an oratorical manner: to declaim a speech.
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Origin of declaim
OTHER WORDS FROM declaim
de·claim·er, nounun·de·claimed, adjectiveun·de·claim·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH declaim
declaim , disclaimWords nearby declaim
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How to use declaim in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for declaim
declaim
/ (dɪˈkleɪm) /
verb
to make (a speech, statement, etc) loudly and in a rhetorical manner
to speak lines from (a play, poem, etc) with studied eloquence; recite
(intr foll by against) to protest (against) loudly and publicly
Derived forms of declaim
declaimer, nounWord Origin for declaim
C14: from Latin dēclāmāre, from clāmāre to call out
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