Definitions of Declaim [ɪˈkleɪm]

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Definition of 'Declaim'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) declaim
to speak aloud rhetorically; make a formal speech.

2. declaim
to inveigh (usu. fol. by against).

3. declaim
to speak or write for oratorical effect.

4. (v.t.) declaim
to recite or utter aloud in an oratorical manner.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME declamen < L dēclāmāre=dē-de - +clāmāre to cry, shout; see claim)

Definition of 'Declaim'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) declaim, recite
recite in elocution

2. (verb) declaim, inveigh
speak against in an impassioned manner
"he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"

Definition of 'Declaim'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Declaim
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. (verb) Declaim
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. (verb) Declaim
to utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner

4. (verb) Declaim
to defend by declamation; to advocate loudly

Translation of 'Declaim'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make (a speech) in an impressive and dramatic manner She declaimed against immorality.
Afrikaans: voordra, opsê, uitvaar	Arabic: يُلقي خِطابا بصورَةٍ درام	Bulgarian: говоря с патос
Brazilian: declamar	Czech: řečnit	German: wettern
Danish: deklamere	Greek: αγορεύω	Spanish: declamar
Estonian: jutlustama	Farsi: دکلمه کردن؛ با احساس خوان	Finnish: lausua
French: déclamer	Hebrew: לְדַבֵּר בְּלָהָט	Hindi: प्रभावशाली और नाटकीय ढंग
Croatian: recitirati, deklamirati	Hungarian: szónokol	Indonesian: berpidato, berdeklamasi
Icelandic: tala hátt og með ákafa	Italian: declamare	Japanese: 劇的に朗読する
Korean: 열변을 토하다	Lithuanian: rėžti kalbą	Latvian: protestēt
Malay: berpidato	Dutch: declameren, uitvaren	Norwegian: deklamere, ta kraftig til
Polish: wygłosić (płomienną mowę)	Persian: دکلمه کردن؛ با احساس خوان	Pashto: په موْثره او فصيحه توګه خ
Portuguese: arengar	Romanian: a declama	Russian: говорить с пафосом
Slovak: rečniť	Slovenian: deklamirati	Serbian: deklamovati
Swedish: hålla tal, orera, predika	Thai: แสดงสุนทรพจน์อย่างฉะฉาน	Turkish: etkileyicişekilde konuşma
Taiwanese: 作慷慨激昂的演說，演講	Ukrainian: виступати	Urdu: زور خطابت کا مظاہرہ
Vietnamese: diễn thuyết hùng hồn	Chinese: 作慷慨激昂的演说，演讲
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