v. 1 intr. & tr. speak or utter rhetorically or affectedly. 2 intr. practise oratory or recitation. 3 intr. (foll. by against) protest forcefully. 4 intr. deliver an impassioned (rather than reasoned) speech. declaimer n.
[ ME f. F déclamer or f. L declamare (as DE-, CLAIM) ]