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What is the verb for speech?

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speak
  1. (intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
  2. (intransitive) To have a conversation.
  3. (intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
  4. (transitive) To be able to communicate in a language.
  5. (transitive) To utter.
  6. (transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
  7. (humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
  8. (intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.
  9. (transitive, archaic) To address; to accost; to speak to.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. say, talk, articulate, state, tell, utter, enunciate, mention, pronounce, voice, announce, cite, exclaim, express, proclaim, verbalise, verbalize, vocalise, vocalize, affirm, air, claim, declare, profess, relate, allege, assert, asseverate, attest, broadcast, convey, detail, disclose, divulge, intimate, note, opine, press, promulgate, recite, relay, remark, report, vent, word, address, admit, advertise, advertize, argue … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “Or if he has done nothing wrong, then let him speak his truth and we may let him go.”
      “I waited until I was finally allowed to speak.”
      “Advocates and skeptics alike been invited to speak about climate change.”
speechify
  1. (intransitive) To give a speech; to hold forth, to pronounce at length.
  2. (transitive) To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. pontificate, spout, preach, lecture, pronounce, hold forth, spiel, sermonize, declaim, orate, harangue, talk, sound off, sermonise, preachify, expatiate, speak, perorate, discourse, mouth off, rant, drone on, jaw, talk at length, descant, expound, fulminate, recite, go on, give an address, speak at length, give a speech, give a talk, make a speech, utter, argue, address, prelect, deliver, get on a soapbox, spout off, give a lecture, give a sermon, opine, take the floor, speak out, pitch, stump, debate, give lessons in … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The good fight the bad without pausing to speechify about trade federations.”
      “She was a caustic critic of charismatic ministers who speechify but don't mobilize.”
      “The characters don't so much speak as speechify, in arias out of second-rate literature.”
speech
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make a speech; to harangue.
speechifying
  1. present participle of speechify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pontificating, spouting, preaching, lecturing, pronouncing, holding forth, spieling, sermonizing, declaiming, orating, haranguing, talking, sounding off, sermonising, preachifying, expatiating, speaking, perorating, discoursing, mouthing off, ranting, droning on, jawing, talking at length, descanting, expounding, fulminating, reciting, going on, giving an address, speaking at length, giving a speech, giving a talk, making a speech, uttering, arguing, addressing, prelecting, delivering, getting on a soapbox, spouting off, giving a sermon, giving a lecture, opining, taking the floor, speaking out, pitching, debating, stumping, giving lessons in … more
speaking
  1. present participle of speak
  2. Synonyms:
      3. saying, talking, articulating, stating, telling, uttering, enunciating, mentioning, pronouncing, voicing, announcing, citing, exclaiming, expressing, proclaiming, verbalising, verbalizing, vocalising, vocalizing, affirming, airing, claiming, declaring, professing, relating, alleging, asserting, asseverating, attesting, broadcasting, conveying, detailing, disclosing, divulging, intimating, noting, opining, pressing, promulgating, reciting, relaying, remarking, reporting, venting, wording, addressing, admitting, advertising, advertizing, arguing … more
spoke
  1. simple past tense of speak
  2. Synonyms:
      3. said, declared, pronounced, stated, uttered, voiced, exclaimed, remarked, announced, mentioned, put forth, related, reported, responded, added, answered, came out with, commented, cried, flapped, gabbed, gave away, gave voice, mumbled, replied, spieled, yakked, enounced, mouthed, muttered, spouted, talked, vocalised, vocalized, whispered, broke silence, gave voice to, blurted, murmured, noted, observed, shouted, blabbered, chirped, drawled, rapped, rejoined, jawed, lipped, sounded … more
spake
  1. (archaic) simple past tense of speak
  2. Synonyms:
      3. said, sayed, talked, articulated, stated, told, uttered, enunciated, mentioned, pronounced, voiced, announced, cited, exclaimed, expressed, proclaimed, verbalised, verbalized, vocalised, vocalized, affirmed, aired, claimed, declared, professed, related, alleged, asserted, asseverated, attested, broadcast, broadcasted, conveyed, detailed, disclosed, divulged, intimated, noted, opined, pressed, prest, promulgated, recited, relayed, relaid, remarked, reported, vented, worded, addressed … more
speake
  1. Obsolete spelling of speak
spoken
  1. past participle of speak
  2. Synonyms:
      3. said, given voice, come out with, given away, gotten across, shown, spoken about, taken, given voice to, broadcast, put into words, put forth, read, put across, put forward, talked, sayed, told, stated, articulated, uttered, pronounced, voiced, mentioned, enunciated, cited, vocalized, proclaimed, expressed, exclaimed, announced, verbalized, claimed, related, affirmed, declared, aired, professed, vented, relayed, prest, recited, opined, pressed, divulged, relaid, alleged, worded, reported, intimated … more
spoke
  1. (transitive) To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. said, declared, pronounced, stated, uttered, voiced, exclaimed, remarked, announced, mentioned, put forth, related, reported, responded, added, answered, came out with, commented, cried, flapped, gabbed, gave away, gave voice, mumbled, replied, spieled, yakked, enounced, mouthed, muttered, spouted, talked, vocalised, vocalized, whispered, broke silence, gave voice to, blurted, murmured, noted, observed, shouted, blabbered, chirped, drawled, rapped, rejoined, jawed, lipped, sounded … more
speechifies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speechify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pontificates, spouts, preaches, lectures, pronounces, holds forth, spiels, sermonizes, declaims, orates, harangues, talks, sounds off, sermonises, preachifies, expatiates, speaks, perorates, discourses, mouths off, rants, drones on, jaws, talks at length, descants, expounds, fulminates, recites, goes on, gives an address, speaks at length, gives a speech, gives a talk, makes a speech, utters, argues, addresses, prelects, delivers, gets on a soapbox, spouts off, gives a lecture, gives a sermon, opines, takes the floor, speaks out, pitches, debates, stumps, gives lessons in … more
speaks
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speak
  2. Synonyms:
      3. says, declares, pronounces, states, utters, voices, exclaims, remarks, announces, mentions, puts forth, relates, reports, responds, adds, answers, comes out with, comments, cries, flaps, gabs, gives away, gives voice, mumbles, replies, spiels, yaks, breaks silence, enounces, mouths, mutters, spouts, talks, vocalises, vocalizes, whispers, gives utterance to, gives voice to, blurts, murmurs, notes, observes, shouts, blabbers, chirps, drawls, raps, rejoins, jaws, lips … more
speaketh
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of speak
  2. Examples:
      3. “They rode three days, and then they came to a rivage, where they found the ship whereof the tale speaketh tofore.”
      “Even some of us who are nonbelievers want a God who speaketh like — well, God.”
      “Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart.”
spaketh
  1. (nonstandard, pseudo-archaic, hypercorrect) alternative third person singular past tense form of speak
speechified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of speechify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pontificated, spouted, preached, praught, lectured, pronounced, held forth, spieled, sermonized, declaimed, orated, harangued, talked, sounded off, sermonised, preachified, expatiated, perorated, discoursed, mouthed off, ranted, droned on, jawed, talked at length, spoke, spake, spoken, descanted, expounded, fulminated, recited, made a speech, uttered, argued, addrest, addressed, prelected, delivered, spouted off, gone on, went on, gave an address, given an address, spoke at length, spoken at length, gave a speech, given a speech, given a talk, gave a talk, explained … more
speakest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of speak
  2. Examples:
      3. “His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.”
      “Not within the walls of York, ransack my house and that of all my tribe, wilt thou find the tithe of that huge sum of silver that thou speakest of.”
spakest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of speak
spokest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of speak
speaked
  1. (nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of speak
spoking
  1. present participle of spoke
  2. Synonyms:
      3. putting forth, bursting out
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