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declaim
de·claim D0075300 (dĭ-klām′)v. de·claimed, de·claim·ing, de·claims v.intr.1. To deliver a formal recitation, especially as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution.2. 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- in Indo-European roots.]
de·claim′er n.declaim (dɪˈkleɪm) vb1. (Rhetoric) to make (a speech, statement, etc) loudly and in a rhetorical manner2. (Rhetoric) to speak lines from (a play, poem, etc) with studied eloquence; recite3. (foll by: against) to protest (against) loudly and publicly[C14: from Latin dēclāmāre, from clāmāre to call out] deˈclaimer, deˈclaimant nde•claim (dɪˈkleɪm)
v.i. 1. to speak aloud rhetorically; make a formal speech. 2. to inveigh (usu. fol. by against). 3. to speak or write for oratorical effect. v.t. 4. to recite or utter aloud in an oratorical manner. [1350–1400; Middle English declamen < Latin dēclāmāre=dē- de- + clāmāre to cry, shout; see claim] de•claim′er, n. declaim
Past participle: declaimed
Gerund: declaiming
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| I declaim | | you declaim | | he/she/it declaims | | we declaim | | you declaim | | they declaim |
| Preterite |
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| I declaimed | | you declaimed | | he/she/it declaimed | | we declaimed | | you declaimed | | they declaimed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am declaiming | | you are declaiming | | he/she/it is declaiming | | we are declaiming | | you are declaiming | | they are declaiming |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have declaimed | | you have declaimed | | he/she/it has declaimed | | we have declaimed | | you have declaimed | | they have declaimed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was declaiming | | you were declaiming | | he/she/it was declaiming | | we were declaiming | | you were declaiming | | they were declaiming |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had declaimed | | you had declaimed | | he/she/it had declaimed | | we had declaimed | | you had declaimed | | they had declaimed |
| Future |
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| I will declaim | | you will declaim | | he/she/it will declaim | | we will declaim | | you will declaim | | they will declaim |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have declaimed | | you will have declaimed | | he/she/it will have declaimed | | we will have declaimed | | you will have declaimed | | they will have declaimed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be declaiming | | you will be declaiming | | he/she/it will be declaiming | | we will be declaiming | | you will be declaiming | | they will be declaiming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been declaiming | | you have been declaiming | | he/she/it has been declaiming | | we have been declaiming | | you have been declaiming | | they have been declaiming |
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| I will have been declaiming | | you will have been declaiming | | he/she/it will have been declaiming | | we will have been declaiming | | you will have been declaiming | | they will have been declaiming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been declaiming | | you had been declaiming | | he/she/it had been declaiming | | we had been declaiming | | you had been declaiming | | they had been declaiming |
| Conditional |
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| I would declaim | | you would declaim | | he/she/it would declaim | | we would declaim | | you would declaim | | they would declaim |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have declaimed | | you would have declaimed | | he/she/it would have declaimed | | we would have declaimed | | you would have declaimed | | they would have declaimed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | declaim - recite in elocutionreciteelocute - declaim in an elocutionary manner; "The poet elocuted beautifully"perorate - deliver an oration in grandiloquent stylescan - read metrically; "scan verses"perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" | | 2. | declaim - speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"inveighprotest - utter words of protest |
declaimverb speak, lecture, proclaim, recite, rant, harangue, hold forth, spiel (informal), orate, perorate He used to declaim verse to us with immense energy.declaim against something or someone protest against, attack, rail, denounce, decry, inveigh He declaimed against the injustice of his treatment.declaimverbTo speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner:harangue, mouth, perorate, rant, rave.Translationsdeclaim (diˈkleim) verb to make (a speech) in an impressive and dramatic manner. She declaimed against immorality. 作慷慨激昂的演說，演講 作慷慨激昂的演说，演讲 declaim
Related to declaim: irreclaimable, chronicledSynonyms for declaimverb speakSynonyms- speak
- lecture
- proclaim
- recite
- rant
- harangue
- hold forth
- spiel
- orate
- perorate
phrase declaim against something or someoneSynonyms- protest against
- attack
- rail
- denounce
- decry
- inveigh
Synonyms for declaimverb to speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged mannerSynonyms- harangue
- mouth
- perorate
- rant
- rave
Synonyms for declaimverb recite in elocutionSynonymsRelated Words- elocute
- perorate
- scan
- perform
- do
- execute
verb speak against in an impassioned mannerSynonymsRelated Words |