elocutionizev.
/ɛləˈkjuːʃənʌɪz/ intransitive.
a. To make use of florid or eloquent language.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > use ornate language [verb (intransitive)]
to speak holidaya1616
flourish1700
picturesque1809
elocutionizea1849
a1849 E. A. Poe Wks. (1864) III. 250 The author proceeds..to elocutionize.
b. To speak or read in public.
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the mind > language > speech > speech-making > make a speech [verb (intransitive)]
deliverc1400
repeat1579
speak1583
perore1594
perorate1603
oratorize1620
concionatea1641
speech1684
speechify1723
oration1764
orate1780
platform1859
elocutionize1883
1883 Homiletic Monthly Aug. 661 The two tasks [of a preacher]..writing and elocutionizing.
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