Rhetoricate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To use rhetorical tropes or embellishments. intransitive, obsolete

    ", "A Discourse Against Long and Extempore Prayers" A person ready to sink under his Wants, has neither time, nor heart, to Rhetoricate, or make Flourishes."

Example

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", "A Discourse Against Long and Extempore Prayers" A person ready to sink under his Wants, has neither time, nor heart, to Rhetoricate, or make Flourishes."

Etymology

From Latin rhetoricari. See rhetoric.

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