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[ dih-kleym ] / dɪˈkleɪm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR declaim ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building. to inveigh (usually followed by against): He declaimed against the high rents in slums. to speak or write for oratorical effect, as without sincerity or sound argument. verb (used with object)to utter aloud in an oratorical manner: to declaim a speech. Origin of declaim1350–1400; Middle English declamen<Latin dēclāmāre, equivalent to dē-de- + clāmāre to cry, shout; see claim OTHER WORDS FROM declaimde·claim·er, nounun·de·claimed, adjectiveun·de·claim·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH declaimdeclaim , disclaimWords nearby declaimdeck shoe, deck tennis, “Deck the Halls”, deck watch, decl., declaim, declamation, declamatory, declamping phenomenon, declarant, declaration Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for declaimIt was demanded of psychologists that they declaim on all that screaming and its meaning. ‘You’ve Got to Be Kidding’: Why Adults Dismissed The Beatles in 1964|Michael Tomasky|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST It's what is ongoing and visible, so it's the part that people get to judge and assess and gossip about and declaim on. On Syria, the Public, Process, and Results|Michael Tomasky|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST The word Qur’ān means recitation, coming from the root q-r-‘, which means primarily to recite or declaim and then to read. Mohammad Was Not a Womanizer, and Other Common Misconceptions About Islam Debunked|Olga M. Davidson|September 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST Experts and negotiators will declaim over the bowl full of details in Obama's Thursday speech. Obama's Historic Mideast Gamble|Leslie H. Gelb|May 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Yes, dissent is patriotic, as liberals love to declaim, but assent is an important part of patriotism too. Elena Kagan's Achilles' Heel|Peter Beinart|April 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST She could read and declaim, but spelling was quite beyond her, and her attempts at it made a titter through the room. A Little Girl in Old New York|Amanda Millie Douglas Why should President Harding declaim against them so persistently? Behind the Mirrors|Clinton W. Gilbert Perceiving how matters stood, the friar straight lifted up his hands, and continued to declaim in a still more fervent stile. The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 2 (of 3)|James Hogg Two students were selected to "declaim" the question and two to "argue" it. The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4)|Albert J. Beveridge I am confident that it much resembles the place where Cicero sometimes went to declaim. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13|Elbert Hubbard
British Dictionary definitions for declaim
verbto make (a speech, statement, etc) loudly and in a rhetorical manner to speak lines from (a play, poem, etc) with studied eloquence; recite (intr foll by against) to protest (against) loudly and publicly Derived forms of declaimdeclaimer, nounWord Origin for declaimC14: from Latin dēclāmāre, from clāmāre to call out Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to declaimrecite, orate, decry, spout, rail, denounce, declare, spiel, rant, attack, mouth, inveigh, perorate, lecture, proclaim, harangue, speak, bloviate, hold forth, soapbox |