Elocute

As an aid to public speaking I was taught to "elocute," and I remember in every mournful detail the occasion on which I gave my first recitation. ❋ Unknown (1915)

And then, after all the bullshit, when he could prevaricate, elocute, circumlocute, and evade no more, he collapsed like a paper bag emptied of air. ❋ Stanton Peele (2010)

I continue to elocute where I should be apologizing. ❋ Paul (2010)

During the debate against Hillary Rodham Clinton, even though he did come across and he did elocute that he was denouncing what the man had said. ❋ Unknown (2008)

At which time, the thing you had to do was dress yourself up, and stand in the middle of the stage, and elocute about various things. ❋ Unknown (1980)

You may teach him to fence, and to dance, and to elocute till he is black in the face; you will never teach him to play "Othello" unless he is an actor. ❋ Various (N/A)

"But if he would rather hear Kate elocute about it than to lie and listen to the real thing, he's nothing more or less than a nature pirate." ❋ B. M. Bower (1905)

"Floss, I love to hear you elocute," drawled Helen. ❋ Zane Grey (1905)

But the confusion over exactly HOW actors should speak in talkies—should they talk like “normal” people or elocute and project in the manner of a stage actor of the time—screwed up a lot of people’s heads and led to panic. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I don’t know but what you can elocute just as good as Ella ❋ Unknown (2004)

I don't know but what you can elocute just as good as Ella Stowbody, "she banged the book and suggested that they were not too late for the nine o'clock show at the movies. ❋ Unknown (1920)

I'm all right now, and if you'll just elocute that thing, while I array myself in purple and fine linen, I'm sure it will all come back to me. " ❋ Carolyn Wells (1902)