He declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society.
source: WordNet 3.0
To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week.
source: Webster 1913
To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner.
