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speech⋅i⋅fy

[spee-chuh-fahy]
–verb (used without object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
to make a speech or speeches; harangue.

Origin:
1715–25; speech + -ify


speech⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
speech⋅i⋅fi⋅er, noun
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speech·i·fy   (spē'chə-fī')   
intr.v.   speech·i·fied, speech·i·fy·ing, speech·i·fies
To give a speech: "In Washington, cabinet secretaries pose and speechify" (Jonathan Alter).
speech'i·fi'er n.
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