speechify
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speechify
- /ˈspiːt͡ʃɪfaɪ/
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Proto-West Germanic *sprākī
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Germanic *-ō
Proto-West Germanic *-u
Proto-West Germanic *sprāku
Old English sprǣċ
Old English spǣċ
Middle English speche
English speech
Latin -i-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *θakos
Proto-Italic *-fakos
Latin -ficus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -ficō
Latin -ificāreder.
Old French -ifierbor.
Middle English -ifien
English -ify
English speechify
From speech + -ify.
verb speechifies · speechifying · speechified
- To give a speech; to hold forth; (now especially) to pronounce pompously or at length. Caleb was a powerful man and knew little of any fear except the fear of hurting others and the fear of having to speechify.
- To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech. They take their little enjoyments on little means and with little things and don't let solemn big-wigs stare them out of countenance or speechify them dull.
