Definitions for declaim

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declaim de·claim

Spelling: [dih-kleym]

IPA: /dɪˈkleɪm/

Declaim is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 268 anagrams from letters in declaim (acdeilm).

Definitions for declaim

verb (used with object)

1. to utter aloud in an oratorical manner:

verb (used without object)

1. to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech:
2. to inveigh (usually followed by against):
3. to speak or write for oratorical effect, as without sincerity or sound argument.

Origin of declaim

1350-1400; Middle English declamen Latin dēclāmāre, equivalent to dē- de- + clāmāre to cry, shout; see claim

Examples for declaim

Yes, dissent is patriotic, as liberals love to declaim, but assent is an important part of patriotism too.

He questioned me closely, how and where I had learned to declaim.

It's what is ongoing and visible, so it's the part that people get to judge and assess and gossip about and declaim on.

It was demanded of psychologists that they declaim on all that screaming and its meaning.

In conversation he did not tend to declaim or monopolize the talk.

Any one can declaim about these things, but I pin my faith to material interests.

Experts and negotiators will declaim over the bowl full of details in Obama's Thursday speech.

It is not enough to declaim oneself, or propose continually one's group.

Rugge's arm was raised, not indeed to strike, but rather to declaim.

The word Qur’ān means recitation, coming from the root q-r-‘, which means primarily to recite or declaim and then to read.