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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.
to utter aloud in an oratorical manner: to declaim a speech.
Origin of declaim
1Other words from declaim
- de·claim·er, noun
- un·de·claimed, adjective
- un·de·claim·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with declaim
- declaim , disclaim
Words Nearby declaim
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How to use declaim in a sentence
It was demanded of psychologists that they declaim on all that screaming and its meaning.
‘You’ve Got to Be Kidding’: Why Adults Dismissed The Beatles in 1964 | Michael Tomasky | January 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's what is ongoing and visible, so it's the part that people get to judge and assess and gossip about and declaim on.
The word Qur’ān means recitation, coming from the root q-r-‘, which means primarily to recite or declaim and then to read.
Mohammad Was Not a Womanizer, and Other Common Misconceptions About Islam Debunked | Olga M. Davidson | September 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTExperts and negotiators will declaim over the bowl full of details in Obama's Thursday speech.
Yes, dissent is patriotic, as liberals love to declaim, but assent is an important part of patriotism too.
Their speeches were not so long, and they did not declaim so vehemently.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules VerneIt was her hobby to declaim against the popular idea of the existence of the human spirit apart from the body.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler | Pardee ButlerHe may as usefully declaim against friendship, comradeship, the love of man for woman or of mother for child.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections | William ArcherWithout this pivotal action, the reader is apt to declaim a monologue, and confuse it with a speech.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue | S. S. CurryThe same servant would declaim, with the quaintest, semi-tragical gestures, Pinens rle in Boris-Gudunov.
The Duel | A. I. Kuprin
British Dictionary definitions for declaim
/ (dɪˈkleɪm) /
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
Origin of declaim
1Derived forms of declaim
- declaimer, noun
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