speechify
(verb) make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality; “These ministers speechify on every occasion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
speechify (third-person singular simple present speechifies, present participle speechifying, simple past and past participle speechified)
(intransitive) To give a speech; to hold forth; (now, especially) to pronounce pompously or at length.
(transitive, possibly, obsolete) To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech.
Source: Wiktionary
Speech"i*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Speechified; p. pr. & vb. n. Speechifying.] Etym: [Speech + -fy.]
Definition: To make a speech; to harangue. [Used derisively or humorously.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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