declaim
21declaim — 1) claimed 2) decimal …
22declaim — verb deliver words in a rhetorical or impassioned way. Derivatives declaimer noun declamatory adjective Origin ME: from Fr. déclamer or L. declamare, from de (expressing thoroughness) + clamare to shout …
23declaim — v. n. 1. Harangue, speak (rhetorically), mouth, rant, spout (colloq.). 2. Recite a speech, practise speaking …
24declaim — verb (intransitive + against/about transitive) to speak loudly, sometimes with actions, so that people will notice you declamation noun (C, U) …
25declaim — 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,… …
26declaim — de·claim …
27declaim — 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 …
28declaim — 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:… …
29Declaimed — Declaim De*claim (d[ e]*kl[=a]m ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declaimed} (d[ e]*kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaiming}.] [L. declamare; de + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d[ e]clamer. See {Claim}.] 1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or… …
30Declaiming — Declaim De*claim (d[ e]*kl[=a]m ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declaimed} (d[ e]*kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaiming}.] [L. declamare; de + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d[ e]clamer. See {Claim}.] 1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or… …