declaim

English

/dɪˈkleɪm/

verb
Definitions
  • To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
  • To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
  • To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.

Etymology

Derived from Middle French declamer derived from Latin dēclāmō root from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelh₁-

Gloss

shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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