"declaim" meaning in English

See declaim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈkleɪm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-declaim.wav [Southern-England] Forms: declaims [present, singular, third-person], declaiming [participle, present], declaimed [participle, past], declaimed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪm Etymology: From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₁-}}, {{der|en|frm|declamer}} Middle French declamer, {{der|en|la|dēclāmō}} Latin dēclāmō Head templates: {{en-verb}} declaim (third-person singular simple present declaims, present participle declaiming, simple past and past participle declaimed)
  1. (intransitive) To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant. Tags: intransitive Translations (to recite in theatrical way): декламирам (deklamiram) (Bulgarian), рецитирам (recitiram) (Bulgarian), declameren (Dutch), deklamoida (Finnish), déclamer (French), scander (French), réciter (French), 詠唱する (Japanese), 읊다 (eupda) (Korean), اوقومق (okumak) (Ottoman Turkish), deklamować [imperfective] (Polish), zadeklamować [perfective] (Polish), деклами́ровать (deklamírovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), declamar (Spanish), deklamera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-declaim-en-verb-sN8liFXU Disambiguation of 'to recite in theatrical way': 73 22 3 2
  2. (intransitive) To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking. Tags: intransitive Translations (to recite as rhetorical exercise): deklamoida (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-declaim-en-verb-u2oWCqxg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 42 27 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 41 30 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 42 30 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 44 29 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 53 22 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 44 28 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 45 27 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 42 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 22 45 26 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 23 46 25 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 50 22 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 24 49 22 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 41 24 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 43 25 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 46 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 48 22 5 Disambiguation of 'to recite as rhetorical exercise': 35 63 0 2
  3. (transitive) To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech. Tags: transitive Translations (to object vociferously): 慷慨陈词 (Chinese Mandarin), protestoida (Finnish), declamar contra / ante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-declaim-en-verb-V0sM5DHu Disambiguation of 'to object vociferously': 21 22 57 0
  4. (transitive, proscribed) To disclaim, disavow. Tags: proscribed, transitive
    Sense id: en-declaim-en-verb-PNTryQmi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: declaimer, declamation, declamatory, undeclaimed

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Their love had gone too far on occasion: praying to those pictures and then sliding to worship those drawings as pagans had once worshiped idols. Many priests declaimed the practice and warned that the people were violating God's first commandment against false idols.",
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          "text": "American leaders found it difficult to attack Soviet injustices and demand equality and the rule of law worldwide when African Americans endured systematic segregation throughout much of the nation. Facing Soviet propaganda that declaimed such hypocrisy, and fearful it would alter the status of the Cold War enabling the Soviets to lure African, Asian, and Middle Eastern states into their orbit […]",
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          "pompously",
          "pompously"
        ],
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          "noisily",
          "noisily"
        ],
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          "theatrically",
          "theatrically"
        ],
        [
          "bemouth",
          "bemouth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
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          "text": "The students declaim twice a week.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "rhetorically",
          "rhetorically"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
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          ],
          "ref": "1994, Lawrence Murray, Lonely is the Pioneer:",
          "text": "Their love had gone too far on occasion: praying to those pictures and then sliding to worship those drawings as pagans had once worshiped idols. Many priests declaimed the practice and warned that the people were violating God's first commandment against false idols.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          ],
          "ref": "1996, Lalitha Gopalan, “Indian Cinema”, in Jill Nelmes, editor, An Introduction to Film Studies:",
          "text": "Declaiming such practices, Baskaran writes: 'The flow of the film would not be affected in the least if song sequences were excised, wholly or partly'",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
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          ],
          "ref": "2014, Cameron D. Lippard, Charles A. Gallagher, editors, Race and Racism in the United States:",
          "text": "American leaders found it difficult to attack Soviet injustices and demand equality and the rule of law worldwide when African Americans endured systematic segregation throughout much of the nation. Facing Soviet propaganda that declaimed such hypocrisy, and fearful it would alter the status of the Cold War enabling the Soviets to lure African, Asian, and Middle Eastern states into their orbit […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech."
      ],
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          "vociferously",
          "vociferously"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English proscribed terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
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          "ref": "1835 February 20, “Mr. Adams and the French”, in North River Times:",
          "text": "He now declaimed having intended any thing disrespectful to the Senate in the expression he had used.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "ref": "1928 September, “The Cooperation of the Pharmacist and the Wholesale Druggist (advertisement)”, in Druggist's Circular, page 77:",
          "text": "Unless these conditions are fulfilled we declaim responsibility.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          "ref": "2009, Christopher McKnight Nichols, “The \"New\" No-Religionists”, in Culture:",
          "text": "Of course, a small minority has always declaimed any religious affiliation, and some agnostics have been prominent figures in American public life.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 July 18, “Ekiti Poll: PDP declaims involvement in votes buying”, in CEOAfrica:",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To disclaim, disavow."
      ],
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          "disclaim",
          "disclaim"
        ],
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          "disavow",
          "disavow"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, proscribed) To disclaim, disavow."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "proscribed",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈkleɪm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪm"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "deklamiram",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "декламирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "recitiram",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "рецитирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "declameren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "deklamoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "déclamer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "scander"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "réciter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "詠唱する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "eupda",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "읊다"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "deklamować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zadeklamować"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "deklamírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "деклами́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "declamar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "deklamera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "roman": "okumak",
      "sense": "to recite in theatrical way",
      "word": "اوقومق"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to recite as rhetorical exercise",
      "word": "deklamoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "sense": "to object vociferously",
      "word": "慷慨陈词"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to object vociferously",
      "word": "protestoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to object vociferously",
      "word": "declamar contra / ante"
    }
  ],
  "word": "declaim"
}

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