DECLAIM

PRONUNCIATION: (di/dee-KLAYM)

MEANING: verb intr.: 1. To speak rhetorically.
2. To speak in a pompous manner.
verb tr.: 1. To recite with eloquence.
2. To state with passion.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin declamare, from de- (intensive prefix) + clamare (to shout). Earliest documented use: 1374.
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E-CLAIM - file for benefits (insurance, Social Security, etc) via computer

DECLAM - remove bivalve molluscs

DEFLAIM - extinguish

DELAIM - successful outcome at Lourdes