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declaim

verb de·claim \di-ˈklām, dē-\

: to say (something) in usually a loud and formal way

Full Definition of DECLAIM

intransitive verb

: to speak rhetorically; specifically : to recite something as an exercise in elocution

: to speak pompously or bombastically : harangue

transitive verb

: to deliver rhetorically <an actor declaiming his lines>; specifically : to recite in elocution

— de·claim·er noun

— dec·la·ma·tion \ˌde-klə-ˈmā-shən\ noun

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Middle English declamen, from Latin declamare, from de- + clamare to cry out; akin to Latin calare to call — more at low

First Known Use: 14th century

Synonyms: talk, descant, discourse, expatiate, harangue, lecture, orate, speak

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