declaim

Pronunciation: /dɪˈkleɪm/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb recite in elocution
  2. verb speak against in an impassioned manner

Etymology

From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō.

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Synonyms

recite

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
perform
Narrower (hyponyms)
scan, elocute, perorate

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