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declaim
(d/I/'kl/eI/m )

verb (v)

  • recite in elocution(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    recite
    source: wordnet30
  • speak against in an impassioned manner(verb.communication)
    Example:
    He declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society.
    Synonym:
    inveigh
    source: wordnet30
  • To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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