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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 [dɪˈkleɪm]
vb
1. (Literature / Rhetoric) to make (a speech, statement, etc.) loudly and in a rhetorical manner
2. (Literature / Rhetoric) to speak lines from (a play, poem, etc.) with studied eloquence; recite
3. (intr; foll by against) to protest (against) loudly and publicly
[from Latin dēclāmāre, from clāmāre to call out]
declaimer  n
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
verb 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.
Translations
declaim [dɪˈkleɪm]
A. VIdeclamar
B. VTdeclamar

declaim [dɪˈkleɪm]
vidéclamer
vtdéclamer

declaim
videklamieren; to declaim against somethinggegen etw wettern

declaim [dɪˈkleɪm] videclamare
declaim [dɪˈkleɪm] videclamare

declaim
v declaim [diˈkleim]
to make (a speech) in an impressive and dramatic manner She declaimed against immorality. voordra, opsê, uitvaar يُلقي خِطابا بصورَةٍ دراميَّه говоря с патос řečnit deklamere wettern αγορεύω declamar jutlustama دکلمه کردن؛ با احساس خواندن lausua déclamer לְדַבֵּר בְּלָהָט प्रभावशाली और नाटकीय ढंग से घोषित करना recitirati, deklamirati szónokol berpidato, berdeklamasi tala hátt og með ákafa declamare 劇的に朗読する 열변을 토하다 rėžti kalbą protestēt berpidato declameren, uitvaren deklamere, ta kraftig til orde for wygłosić (płomienną mowę) arengar a declama говорить с пафосом rečniť deklamirati deklamovati hålla tal, orera, predika แสดงสุนทรพจน์อย่างฉะฉาน etkileyici şekilde konuşmak 作慷慨激昂的演說,演講 виступати زور خطابت کا مظاہرہ diễn thuyết hùng hồn 慷慨


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