declaim

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Synonyms: reclaim

Antonyms: reclaim

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} 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.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} 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.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[object]] to something [[vociferously]]; to [[rail]] against in [[speech]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|proscribed}} To [[disclaim]], [[disavow]].

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