うたう・謳うutau[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate
2. godan verb, transitive verbto declare; to stipulate; to express; to state; to insist

• Synonym歌ううたうNeutralThe everyday word for actually singing. 「謳う」 is for extolling something or proclaiming it in documents and advertising, not for singing a tune.
• Related言い張るいいはるNeutralTo stubbornly insist on one's own claim, as in 「知らないと言い張る」; the emphasis is on obstinacy rather than public proclamation.
• Related力説りきせつNeutralTo argue a point with force, as in 「必要性を力説する」; it stresses driving a point home, not celebrating or proclaiming it.
• Related言い立てるいいたてるNeutralTo list things one by one or loudly assert them, as in 「欠点を言い立てる」; it carries a nagging, hectoring feel that 「謳う」 lacks.
• Related言い通すいいとおすNeutralTo keep asserting the same thing to the very end, as in 「最後まで言い通す」; it is about persistence, not praise or proclamation.
• Antonym隠すかくすNeutralTo hide or conceal, as in 「本心を隠す」 — the opposite of 「謳う」, which proclaims things openly.
• Antonym秘めるひめるNeutralTo keep something hidden in one's heart, as in 「思いを秘める」 — the opposite of loudly proclaiming it with 「謳う」.

Use 「謳う」 for proclaiming something in ads or legal texts, as in 「効果を謳う」 and 「憲法に謳われた権利」, and for extolling. For singing, say 「歌う」; for stressing a point, 「力説」.

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