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to declaim
01
to speak forcefully and with emotion against something, often in protest or condemnation
Intransitive: to declaim against sb/sth
Transitive: to declaim sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
declaim
3rd person singular
declaims
Present participle
declaiming
Past simple
declaimed
Past participle
declaimed
Examples
He declaimed against the injustice of the new law.
02
to speak or recite something with dramatic style, clear pronunciation, and strong expression
Transitive: to declaim sth
Examples
The actor declaimed a Shakespearean monologue to the audience.
Lexical Tree
declaim
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