Declaim

·vt To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly.

II. Declaim ·vt To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner.

III. Declaim ·vi To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to Rant.

IV. Declaim ·vi To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to Harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, ·etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week.