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Webster 1913 Edition
Declaim
De-claim′
(dē̍-klām′)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Declaimed
(dē̍-klāmd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Declaiming
.] 1.
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 week2.
To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; 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. Bancroft.
De-claim′
,Verb.
T.
1.
To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner.
2.
To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly.
[Obs.]
“Declaims his cause.” South.
Webster 1828 Edition
Declaim
DECLA'IM
,Verb.
I.