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declaim

dec·laim

UK/dɪˈkleɪm/ US/dɪˈkleɪm/ uncommon

verb

1.

recite in elocution

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2.

speak against in an impassioned manner

  • “he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society”
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From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō.

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