declaim

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/dɪˈkleɪm/(UK)

Definition of declaim

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
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verb

  1. To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
  2. To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
    “Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act.”
  3. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
    “The students declaim twice a week.”
  4. (proscribed)To disclaim, disavow.
    “He now declaimed having intended any thing disrespectful to the Senate in the expression he had used.”
    “Unless these conditions are fulfilled we declaim responsibility.”
    “Of course, a small minority has always declaimed any religious affiliation, and some agnostics have been prominent figures in American public life.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō.

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