Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To speak, declaim, etc., in an elocutionary manner.

    declaim in an elocutionary manner

  2. (US)To state, assert or admit.

Origin

Back-formation from elocution.

Back-formation from elocution.

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Forms

elocutes, elocuting, elocuted, elocuted
Base formelocute · to elocute
3rd person singularelocutes
Present participleelocuting
Past simpleelocuted
Past participleelocuted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyelocute
he, she, itelocutes

Past simpleLesson

all personselocuted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave elocuted
he, she, ithas elocuted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill elocute

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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