oratorize en · VERB
Etymology
From orator + -ize.
Meanings
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(derogatory, humorous) To play the orator.
In this order they reached the magistrate's house; the chairmen trotting, the prisoners following, Mr. Pickwick oratorizing, and the crowd shouting.
1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oratorizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| oratorizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| oratorized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| oratorized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |