English dictionary

declaim

/d/I/'kl/eI/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

recite in elocution

verb.communication

Synonyms recite

Source: WordNet 3.0
speak against in an impassioned manner

verb.communication

Examples
He declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society.

Synonyms inveigh

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>declaim</i> twice a week.

verb

Source: webster1913
To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner.

verb

Source: webster1913