speechify

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

Origin of speechify

1
First recorded in 1715–25; speech + -ify

Other words from speechify

  • speech·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
  • speech·i·fi·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for speechify

speechify

/ (ˈspiːtʃɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied (intr)
  1. to make a speech or speeches

  2. to talk pompously and boringly

Derived forms of speechify

  • speechification, noun
  • speechifier, noun

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