[ex.claim] vb [MF exclamer, fr. L exclamare, fr. ex- + clamare to cry out--more at claim] vi (ca. 1570) 1: to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion "~ed in delight"
2: to speak loudly or vehemently "~ed against immorality" ~ vt: to utter sharply, passionately, or vehemently: proclaim -- ex.claim.er n