soliloquize

[ suh-lil-uh-kwahyz ]
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verb (used without object),so·lil·o·quized, so·lil·o·quiz·ing.
  1. to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.

verb (used with object),so·lil·o·quized, so·lil·o·quiz·ing.
  1. to utter in a soliloquy; say to oneself.

Origin of soliloquize

1
First recorded in 1750–60; soliloqu(y) + -ize
  • Also especially British, so·lil·o·quise .

Other words from soliloquize

  • so·lil·o·quist [suh-lil-uh-kwist], /səˈlɪl ə kwɪst/, so·lil·o·quiz·er, noun
  • so·lil·o·quiz·ing·ly, adverb

Words Nearby soliloquize

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How to use soliloquize in a sentence

  • I was beginning to soliloquize, when a rude voice beside me interrupted.

    On the Lightship | Herman Knickerbocker Viel

British Dictionary definitions for soliloquize

soliloquize

soliloquise

/ (səˈlɪləˌkwaɪz) /


verb
  1. (intr) to utter a soliloquy

Derived forms of soliloquize

  • soliloquist (səˈlɪləkwɪst), soliloquizer or soliloquiser, noun

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