declaim
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declaim
- /dɪˈkleɪm/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō.
verb declaims · declaiming · declaimed
- 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.
- 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.
- To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech. Their love had gone too far on occasion: praying to those pictures and then sliding to worship those drawings as pagans had once worshiped idols. Many priests declaimed the practice and warned that the people were violating God's first commandment against false idols.
- To disclaim, disavow. He now declaimed having intended any thing disrespectful to the Senate in the expression he had used.
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verb to recite in theatrical way
| Español | declamar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 읊다 eupda |
| 日本語 | 詠唱する |
| Français | déclamer, scander, réciter |
| Русский | деклами́ровать deklamírovatʹ |
verb to object vociferously
| Español | declamar contra / ante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 慷慨陈词 |
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title = {declaim},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/declaim},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
