elocute

/ ˈɛləˌkjuːt /

verb

1. facetious.
   intr to speak as if practising elocution; declaim

Word History and Origins

Origin of elocute¹

C19: back formation from elocution

Example Sentences

You will think that you would rather elocute The High Tide than even to have written it.

From Project Gutenberg

She doesn't elocute (I hate that) but she has a full rich voice and her reading is just like music.

From Project Gutenberg