meaning of declaim
1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc. , in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week.
2. To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
3. To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner.
4. To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly.
5. speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern
">society"
Related Words
declaim | declaimant | declaimed | declaimer | declaiming |
