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declaim

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de·claim  (d-klm)
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 dclmre : d-, intensive pref.; see de- + clmre, to cry out; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

de·claimer n.

declaim
Verb
1. to speak loudly and dramatically
2. declaim against to protest against loudly and publicly [Latin declamare]
declamation n
declamatory adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.declaim - recite in elocution
elocute - declaim in an elocutionary manner; "The poet elocuted beautifully"
perorate - deliver an oration in grandiloquent style
scan - 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"
protest - utter words of protest

declaim
declaim against something or someone protest against, attack, rail at or against, denounce, decry, inveigh against

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Tom did declaim well, for he quite forgot himself, and delivered the stirring ballad with an energy that made Polly flush and tingle with admiration and delight, and quite electrified a second listener, who had heard all that went on, and watched the little scene from behind his newspaper.
 
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