soliloquize

[ suh-lil-uh-kwahyz ]

/ səˈlɪl əˌkwaɪz /

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verb (used without object), so·lil·o·quized, so·lil·o·quiz·ing.

to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.

verb (used with object), so·lil·o·quized, so·lil·o·quiz·ing.

to utter in a soliloquy; say to oneself.

Nearby words

solifidian, solifluction, solifugid, solihull, soliloquist, soliloquize, soliloquy, soliman, soliman i, solimena, solimena, francesco

Also especially British, so·lil·o·quise.

Origin of soliloquize

First recorded in 1750–60; soliloqu(y) + -ize

Related formsso·lil·o·quist

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

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Examples from the Web for soliloquize

To hear Ruckus soliloquize is to be a fly on the wall in a country club locker room.
Aaron McGruder’s ‘The Boondocks’ Returns Without Aaron McGruder|Rich Goldstein|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He would sit by the fire having uncovered the coals, and muse and ponder and soliloquize.
Lincoln|Nathaniel Wright Stephenson
In speculation as in other things the Englishman trusts his inner man; his impulse is to soliloquize even in science.
Soliloquies in England|George Santayana
He now pretends to soliloquize: "I love poor Xanthias dearly; that I do."
Is Polite Society Polite?|Julia Ward Howe

He tried to soliloquize, to be facetious, to have his last grim laugh at life, but his lips made only incoherent sounds.
When God Laughs and Other Stories|Jack London
"He might have done worse," I heard my Guardian soliloquize.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V|Various

British Dictionary definitions for soliloquize

soliloquize

soliloquise

/ (səˈlɪləˌkwaɪz) /

verb

(intr) to utter a soliloquy

Derived Formssoliloquist (səˈlɪləkwɪst), soliloquizer or soliloquiser, noun

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Word Origin and History for soliloquize

soliloquize

1759, from soliloquy + -ize. Related: Soliloquized; soliloquizing.

soliloquize

verb (used without object), so·lil·o·quized, so·lil·o·quiz·ing.

verb (used with object), so·lil·o·quized, so·lil·o·quiz·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for soliloquize

soliloquize

soliloquise

verb

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