DECLAIM


Meaning of DECLAIM in English

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.

Derivatives:

declaimer n.

Etymology: ME f. F d{eacute}clamer or f. L declamare (as DE-, CLAIM)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.