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–verb (used without object)

1.	to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.

2.	to inveigh (usually fol. by against): He declaimed against the high rents in slums.

3.	to speak or write for oratorical effect, as without sincerity or sound argument.

–verb (used with object)

4.	to utter aloud in an oratorical manner: to declaim a speech.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME declamen < L déclāmāre, equiv. to dé- de- + clāmāre to cry, shout; see claim

]

—Related forms

de·claim·er, noun

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de·claim Audio Help   (dĭ-klām') Pronunciation Key
v.   de·claimed, de·claim·ing, de·claims

v.   intr.

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

v. tr.
To utter or recite with rhetorical effect.

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

de·claim'er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
declaim

c.1385, from L. declamare, from de- intens. prefix + clamare "to cry, shout" (see claim). At first in Eng. spelled declame, but altered under infl. of claim.

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declaim
verb
1.	recite in elocution
2.	speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
declaim [diˈkleim] verb

to make (a speech) in an impressive and dramatic manner
Example: She declaimed against immorality.

Arabic:	يُلقي خِطابا بصورَةٍ دراميَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	作慷慨激昂的演说，演讲
Chinese (Traditional):	作慷慨激昂的演說，演講
Czech:	řečnit
Danish:	deklamere
Dutch:	declameren, uitvaren
Estonian:	jutlustama
Finnish:	saarnata
French:	déclamer
German:	wettern
Greek:	αγορεύω
Hungarian:	szónokol
Icelandic:	tala hátt og með ákafa
Indonesian:	berpidato, berdeklamasi
Italian:	declamare

Japanese:	劇的に朗読する
Korean:	?생각을) 강력하게 표현하다
Latvian:	protestēt
Lithuanian:	rėžti kalbą
Norwegian:	deklamere, ta kraftig til orde for
Polish:	wygłosić (płomienną mowę)
Portuguese (Brazil):	discursar
Portuguese (Portugal):	arengar
Romanian:	a declama
Russian:	говорить с пафосом
Slovak:	rečniť
Slovenian:	deklamirati
Spanish:	declamar
Swedish:	hålla tal, orera, predika
Turkish:	etkileyici şekilde konuşmak

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Declaim

De*claim"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Declaimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Declaiming.] [L. declamare; de- + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d['e]clamer. See Claim.]

1. 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.

2. To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; 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. --Bancroft.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Declaim

De*claim"\, v. t. 1. To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner.

2. To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly. [Obs.] "Declaims his cause." --South.

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