declaim

verb

Etymology: From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō.

1. To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
2. 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.

   “Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act.”

3. 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.

   “The students declaim twice a week.”

4. To disclaim, disavow.

   “He now declaimed having intended any thing disrespectful to the Senate in the expression he had used.”

   “Unless these conditions are fulfilled we declaim responsibility.”