declaim

  • 11declaim — verb 1) a preacher declaiming from the pulpit Syn: make a speech, give an address, give a lecture, deliver a sermon; speak, hold forth, orate, preach, lecture, sermonize, moralize; informal sound off, spout, speechify, preachify 2) …

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  • 12declaim — /dəˈkleɪm / (say duh klaym) verb (i) 1. to speak aloud rhetorically; make a formal speech. 2. to speak or write for oratorical effect, without sincerity or sound argument. –verb (t) 3. to utter aloud in a rhetorical manner. –phrase 4. declaim… …

  • 13declaim against — index censure, complain (charge), condemn (blame), decry, denounce (condemn), disapprove ( …

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  • 14declaim — verb Etymology: Middle English declamen, from Latin declamare, from de + clamare to cry out; akin to Latin calare to call more at low Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to speak rhetorically; specifically to recite something as an …

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  • 15declaim — verb a) To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech. b) To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way …

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  • 16declaim — Synonyms and related words: blare, blare forth, blaze, blaze abroad, blazon, blazon about, celebrate, chatter, converse, cry, cry out, debate, demagogue, elocute, gab, grimace, ham, ham it up, harangue, herald, herald abroad, hold forth, mouth,… …

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  • 17declaim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. recite, harangue, rant. See speech. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. proclaim, speak, recite, harangue; see address 2 , recite 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged… …

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  • 18declaim — de|claim [dıˈkleım] v [I and T] written [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: declamare, from clamare to shout ] to speak loudly, sometimes with actions, so that people notice you >declamation [ˌdekləˈmeıʃən] n [U and C] …

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  • 19declaim — de|claim [ dı kleım ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to say something, especially in a formal or impressive way …

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  • 20declaim — de·claim || dɪ kleɪm v. speak rhetorically, harangue; recite, make a formal speech …

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