Declaim

/dɪˈkleɪm/ verb

Definition

To speak loudly, forcefully, and formally, often in a theatrical or emphatic manner.

Etymology

From Latin 'declamare': 'de-' (down, thoroughly) + 'clamare' (to cry out). Originally meant practicing formal speeches, evolved to mean any emphatic declaration.

Kelly Says

Roman orators would 'declaim' during practice—it's literally how they perfected their speeches before addressing the Senate, and the word still carries that sense of formal, practiced delivery.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መግለጽ
me-gle-ts
ARالعربية
أعلن
a-an-na
BNবাংলা
প্রতিজ্ঞা করা
pro-ti-jnya-kor-a
CACatalà
proclamar
pro-kla-mar
CSČeština
prohlašovat
pro-hla-sho-vat
DADansk
forklære
for-kla-re
DEDeutsch
verkünden
fer-koo-n-den
ELΕλληνικά
선언하다
seon-eong-hada
ESEspañol
declarar
deh-kla-rar
FAفارسی
بیان کردن
bee-yaan kar-dan
FISuomi
julistaa
yoo-li-staa
FRFrançais
déclamer
dek-la-meh
GUGU
聲 કરવી
sheh kar-vee
HAHA
bayyana
ba-ya-yana
HEעברית
להצהיר
la-hat-zhir
HIहिन्दी
घोषणा करना
ghoshanā karānā
HUMagyar
kihirdet
kee-heer-det
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyatakan
me-nya-ta-kan
IGIG
gbaa
gbaa
ITItaliano
dichiarare
dee-chee-a-rah-reh
JA日本語
宣言する
sengen suru
KKKK
жариялау
ja-ri-ya-lau
KMKM
ប្រកាស
bra-kas
KO한국어
선언하다
seon-eong-hada
MRMR
प्रतिज्ञा करणे
pra-ti-jnya kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menyatakan
me-nya-ta-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေညာ
kye-nya
NLNederlands
verkondigen
ver-kon-di-ghen
NONorsk
erklære
er-kla-reh
PAPA
ਅ聲
a-shn
PLPolski
ogłaszać
oh-glas-zat
PTPortuguês
declarar
deh-kla-rar
RORomână
proclama
pro-kla-ma
RUРусский
провозгласить
pro-voz-gla-sit
SVSvenska
förkunna
for-kun-na
SWKiswahili
kuyusu
koo-yee-soo
TAதமிழ்
வெளியிட
ve-l-iya-tha
TEతెలుగు
ప్రకటించు
pra-ka-tin-chu
THไทย
ประกาศ
pra-kaat
TLTL
ipinag-ahay
i-pi-na-ga-hay
TRTürkçe
açıklamak
ah-chee-kla-mak
UKУкраїнська
проголошувати
pro-go-lo-shu-vaty
URاردو
اعلان کرنا
e-an-lan kar-na
VITiếng Việt
tuyên bố
twee-en-bo
YOYO
fọ́rọ̀
fo-ro
ZH中文
宣告
xuān gào
ZUZU
kuhla
koo-hla

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