DECLA'IM, v.i. [L. to cry out.]
1. To speak a set oration in public; to speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech, or oration; as, the students declaim twice a week.
2. To harangue; to speak loudly or earnestly, to a public body or assembly, with a view to convince their minds or move their passions.
DECLA'IM, v.t.
1. To speak in public.
2. To speak in favor of; to advocate.
