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elocute

elocute verb: to speak, declaim, etc., in an elocutionary manner.

Verb

elocute (third-person singular simple present elocutes, present participle elocuting, simple past and past participle elocuted)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To speak, declaim, etc., in an elocutionary manner.
  2. (US) To state, assert or admit.
    • The girl, now 13, wore a green dress. She was somber as [Rudy Lozano] required Beith to elocute – state the charges against him and account for his role in the crime.2002 July 2, Steve Walsh, “‘Because I’m Guilty’: Maximum sentence is 15 years in prison and fine”, in The Post-Tribune, Gary, Indiana, page A1
    • “If the defendant gets up and elocutes today that he’s sorry – the facts show that he is not sorry, that he doesn’t believe he committed any crimes,” York County Deputy District Attorney Justina McGettigan told the court.2013 March 21, Seth Koenig, “Mark Strong gets 20 days in Kennebunk Zumba prostitution case, sent directly to jail”, in Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine

Forms of elocute

third-person singular presentelocutes
present participleelocuting
past participleelocuted
pastelocuted

Origin of elocute

Back-formation from elocution.

Questions about elocute

What does elocute mean?
Elocute means to speak, declaim, etc., in an elocutionary manner.
What part of speech is elocute?
Elocute is a verb.
What is the past tense of elocute?
The past tense of elocute is elocuted.

Words near elocute in the dictionary

  1. Elo rating
  2. Elo ratings
  3. elobixibat
  4. elocation
  5. elocular
  6. elocute
  7. elocuted
  8. elocutes
  9. elocuting
  10. elocutio
  11. elocution

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