Declaim

declaim
    v 1: recite in elocution [syn: {declaim}, {recite}]
    2: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against
       the wasteful ways of modern society" [syn: {declaim},
       {inveigh}]
    

Declaim \De*claim"\ (d[-e]*kl[=a]m"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   {Declaimed} (d[-e]*kl[=a]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaiming}.]
   [L. declamare; de- + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d['e]clamer.
   See {Claim}.]
   1. 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.
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   2. To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously,
      noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to
      rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
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            Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the
            repeal of the stamp act.              --Bancroft.
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Declaim \De*claim"\, v. t.
   1. To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set
      manner.
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   2. To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly. [Obs.]
      "Declaims his cause." --South.
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53 Moby Thesaurus words for "declaim":
      blare, blare forth, blaze, blaze abroad, blazon, blazon about,
      celebrate, chatter, converse, cry, cry out, debate, demagogue,
      elocute, gab, grimace, ham, ham it up, harangue, herald,
      herald abroad, hold forth, mouth, mug, orate, out-herod Herod,
      overact, overdramatize, patter, perorate, proclaim, promulgate,
      rabble-rouse, rant, rave, read, recite, roar, rodomontade, shout,
      soapbox, speak, spiel, spout, talk, throw away, thunder,
      thunder forth, trumpet, trumpet forth, tub-thump, underact,
      wag the tongue