Declaimed vs Reclaimed - What's the difference?
declaimed | reclaimed |
(declaim)
To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
* Bancroft
To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
As verbs the difference between declaimed and reclaimed
is that declaimed is past tense of declaim while reclaimed is past tense of reclaim.As an adjective reclaimed is
having been reclaimed.declaimed
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Verb
(head)declaim
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Verb
(en verb)- Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act.
- The students declaim twice a week.