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Meaning of 'declaim' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Declaim [ v. i.]
- 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.
- To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
2 . Declaim [ v. t.]
- To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner.
- To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly.

Meaning of 'declaim' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . declaim [ v]
Meaning (1):
- speak against in an impassioned manner
Example in sentence:
  • he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society

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