declaim

de·claim

to recite a speech, poem, etc. with studied or artificial eloquence
1. to speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering way
2. to make an impassioned verbal attack; deliver a tirade

Origin of declaim

Middle English declamen from Classical Latin declamare from de-, intensive + clamare, to cry, shout: see clamor

to recite (a poem, speech, etc.)
to utter with feeling, pomposity, etc.

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declaim

verb

de·claimed, de·claim·ing, de·claims

verb

intransitive

To deliver a formal recitation, especially as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution.
To speak loudly and vehemently; inveigh.

verb

transitive

To utter or recite with rhetorical effect.

Origin of declaim

Middle English declamen from Latin dēclāmāre dē- intensive pref. ; see de- . clāmāre to cry out ; see kelə-² in Indo-European roots.

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noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present declaims, present participle declaiming, simple past and past participle declaimed)

To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
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.

Origin

From Middle French déclamer, from Latin dēclāmō.

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