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Oratorize

Or′a-tor-ize

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Verb.
I.
To play the orator.
[Jocose or derisive]
Dickens.

Definition 2024


oratorize

oratorize

English

Verb

oratorize (third-person singular simple present oratorizes, present participle oratorizing, simple past and past participle oratorized)

  1. (humorous or derogatory) To play the orator.
    • Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
      In this order they reached the magistrate's house; the chairmen trotting, the prisoners following, Mr. Pickwick oratorizing, and the crowd shouting.