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declaim
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DECLAIM
1
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject <over the last two centuries some of the most illustrious personages of their times have declaimed in the town's historic lyceum>
Related Words recite, soliloquize; dissert, expound, pontificate, sermonize; mouth, spout; filibuster
2
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech <he declaimed at some length about the nation's obligation to spread democratic values around the world>
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