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ELOCUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does elocute mean? 

ELOCUTE (verb)
  The verb ELOCUTE has 1 sense:

1. declaim in an elocutionary mannerplay

  Familiarity information: ELOCUTE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ELOCUTE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Declaim in an elocutionary manner

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

The poet elocuted beautifully

Hypernyms (to "elocute" is one way to...):

declaim; recite (recite in elocution)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

elocution (an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture)

eloquent (expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively)


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