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eloquate

/ˈɛləkweɪt/

eloquate verb: to convey meaning with complete clarity and perfect grammar and punctuation.

Verb

eloquate (third-person singular simple present eloquates, present participle eloquating, simple past and past participle eloquated)

  1. (US, proscribed, rare, transitive) To convey meaning with complete clarity and perfect grammar and punctuation.
    • He wanted to eloquate his thoughts on the subject of etymology.

Forms of eloquate

third-person singular presenteloquates
present participleeloquating
past participleeloquated
pasteloquated

Origin of eloquate

Back-formation from eloqu(ent) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about eloquate

What does eloquate mean?
Eloquate means to convey meaning with complete clarity and perfect grammar and punctuation.
What part of speech is eloquate?
Eloquate is a verb.
How do you pronounce eloquate?
Eloquate is pronounced /ˈɛləkweɪt/.
What is the past tense of eloquate?
The past tense of eloquate is eloquated.

Words near eloquate in the dictionary

  1. elopoid
  2. elopoids
  3. elopomorph
  4. elopomorphs
  5. Elopura
  6. eloquate
  7. eloquence
  8. eloquences
  9. eloquencies
  10. eloquency
  11. eloquent

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