declaim

v., -claimed, -claim·ing, -claims.

v.intr.

1. To deliver a formal recitation, especially as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution.
2. To speak loudly and vehemently; inveigh.

v.tr.
To utter or recite with rhetorical effect.

[Middle English declamen, from Latin dēclāmāre : dē-, intensive pref.; see de- + clāmāre, to cry out.]

declaimer de·claim'er n.

verb

To speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner: harangue, mouth, perorate, rant, rave. See words.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: recite in elocution
  Synonym: recite

Meaning #2: speak against, in an impassioned manner
  Synonym: inveigh

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - deklamere, protestere kraftigt, rase, ivre
v. tr. - fremsige retorisk, deklamere

Nederlands (Dutch)
declameren, luid protesteren

Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit, fig) déclamer contre, s'indigner contre
v. tr. - (lit, fig) déclamer contre, s'indigner contre

Deutsch (German)
v. - deklamieren, eifern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απαγγέλλω, δημηγορώ, ρητορεύω

Italiano (Italian)
declamare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - declamar, discursar

Русский (Russian)
декламировать, обличать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - declamar, recitar, vituperar
v. tr. - declamar, recitar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tala högt, hålla tal, orera, predika, deklamera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
慷慨陈词, 朗读, 慷慨激昂地发表, 朗诵

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 慷慨陳詞, 朗讀
v. tr. - 慷慨激昂地發表, 朗誦

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 신랄하게 비판하다, 웅변 연습하다
v. tr. - 강연하다, 웅변하는 말투로 낭독하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 弁じたてる, 劇的に朗読する, 熱弁をふるう, 演説を演習する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتكلم بطريقه خطابيه, يعبر بصوت عالي أو بقوة مشاعر ( للحضور), يلقي قصيدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮דיקלם, מחה בתוקף, נאם ברגש‬
v. tr. - ‮דיקלם‬

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