English verb: declaim | |||
| 1. | declaim (communication) recite in elocution | ||
| Synonyms | recite | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do, execute, perform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | elocute, perorate, scan | ||
| Entail | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| 2. | declaim (communication) speak against in an impassioned manner | ||
| Samples | He declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society. | ||
| Synonyms | inveigh | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | protest | ||