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Speechify

//ˈspiːt͡ʃɪfaɪ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To give a speech; to hold forth; (now especially) to pronounce pompously or at length. intransitive

    "Caleb was a powerful man and knew little of any fear except the fear of hurting others and the fear of having to speechify."

  2. 2
    make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality wordnet
  3. 3
    To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech. obsolete, possibly, transitive

    "They take their little enjoyments on little means and with little things and don't let solemn big-wigs stare them out of countenance or speechify them dull."

Etymology

From speech + -ify.

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