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declaim — /dəˈkleɪm / (say duh klaym) verb (i) 1. to speak aloud rhetorically; make a formal speech. 2. to speak or write for oratorical effect, without sincerity or sound argument. –verb (t) 3. to utter aloud in a rhetorical manner. –phrase 4. declaim… …
declaim — verb 1) a preacher declaiming from the pulpit Syn: make a speech, give an address, give a lecture, deliver a sermon; speak, hold forth, orate, preach, lecture, sermonize, moralize; informal sound off, spout, speechify, preachify 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
declaim — declaimer, n. /di klaym /, v.i. 1. to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building. 2. to inveigh (usually fol. by against): He declaimed against the high rents in slums.… … Universalium
declaim — verb a) To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech. b) To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way … Wiktionary
declaim — verb (intransitive + against/about transitive) to speak loudly, sometimes with actions, so that people will notice you declamation noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
declaim — v 1. speak, orate, perorate, proclaim, hold forth; make a speech, sermonize, lecture; soliloquize, pronounce, enunciate. 2. denounce, inveigh or speak against, decry, attack, criticize, censure, rebuke, reproach, Inf. rap; harangue, rant, rail,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
declaim — de•claim [[t]dɪˈkleɪm[/t]] v. i. 1) rht to speak aloud rhetorically; make a formal speech 2) rht to inveigh (usu. fol. by against) 3) rht to speak or write for oratorical effect 4) rht to recite or utter aloud in an oratorical manner • Etymology … From formal English to slang
declaim — v. 1 intr. & tr. speak or utter rhetorically or affectedly. 2 intr. practise oratory or recitation. 3 intr. (foll. by against) protest forcefully. 4 intr. deliver an impassioned (rather than reasoned) speech. Derivatives: declaimer n. Etymology:… … Useful english dictionary
inveigh against — verb To declaim against, to rail against. All men inveighed against him; all men, except court vassals, opposed him. mdash; … Wiktionary
inveigh against — Censure, reproach, condemn, blame, denounce, declaim against, rail at, exclaim against, vituperate … New dictionary of synonyms
