Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to elocute
Participle: elocuted
Gerund: elocuting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | elocute |
| you | elocute |
| he;she;it | elocutes |
| we | elocute |
| you | elocute |
| they | elocute |
Perfect
| I | have elocuted |
| you | have elocuted |
| he;she;it | has elocuted |
| we | have elocuted |
| you | have elocuted |
| they | have elocuted |
Past
| I | elocuted |
| you | elocuted |
| he;she;it | elocuted |
| we | elocuted |
| you | elocuted |
| they | elocuted |
Pluperfect
| I | had elocuted |
| you | had elocuted |
| he;she;it | had elocuted |
| we | had elocuted |
| you | had elocuted |
| they | had elocuted |
Future
| I | will elocute |
| you | will elocute |
| he;she;it | will elocute |
| we | will elocute |
| you | will elocute |
| they | will elocute |
Future Perfect
| I | will have elocuted |
| you | will have elocuted |
| he;she;it | will have elocuted |
| we | will have elocuted |
| you | will have elocuted |
| they | will have elocuted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | elocute |
| you | elocute |
| he;she;it | elocute |
| we | elocute |
| you | elocute |
| they | elocute |
Perfect
| I | have elocuted |
| you | have elocuted |
| he;she;it | have elocuted |
| we | have elocuted |
| you | have elocuted |
| they | have elocuted |
Imperfect
| I | elocuted |
| you | elocuted |
| he;she;it | elocuted |
| we | elocuted |
| you | elocuted |
| they | elocuted |
Pluperfect
| I | had elocuted |
| you | had elocuted |
| he;she;it | had elocuted |
| we | had elocuted |
| you | had elocuted |
| they | had elocuted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would elocute |
| you | would elocute |
| he;she;it | would elocute |
| we | would elocute |
| you | would elocute |
| they | would elocute |
Perfect
| I | would have elocuted |
| you | would have elocuted |
| he;she;it | would have elocuted |
| we | would have elocuted |
| you | would have elocuted |
| they | would have elocuted |
Imperative
| you | elocute |
| we | Let's elocute |
| you | elocute |
Verbs conjugated like 'elocute'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'elocute'
allocute,
delocate,
elute,
evocate,
execute,
locate,
relocate,
acute,
allocate,
avocate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Back-formation from elocution.
Sample Sentences
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The girl, now 13, wore a green dress. She was somber as [Rudy Lozano] required Beith to elocute – state the charges against him and account for his role in the crime. [2002 July 2, Steve Walsh, “‘Because I’m Guilty’: Maximum sentence is 15 years in prison and fine”, in The Post-Tribune, Gary, Indiana, page A1:]
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“If the defendant gets up and elocutes today that he’s sorry – the facts show that he is not sorry, that he doesn’t believe he committed any crimes,” York County Deputy District Attorney Justina McGettigan told the court. [2013 March 21, Seth Koenig, “Mark Strong gets 20 days in Kennebunk Zumba prostitution case, sent directly to jail”, in Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine:]
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Does anybody really think that Newt Gingrich[…] let alone people such as Dennis Hastert, who later elocuted in court to abusing young boys sexually,[…] does anybody think that these people really went all Aunt Pittypat with shock at Bill and Monica having a little after-hours fun? [2018 January/February, Telly Davidson, “Monica’s Lingering Legacy”, in The American Conservative, volume 17, number 1, page 12:]
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Yes, Manafort pled guilty to essentially these charges in federal court. He elocuted to them and he also admitted that he was guilty of the counts that hung where the jury didn’t reach a verdict. [2019 March 13, The Beat with Ari Melber, spoken by Daniel Alonso, via MSNBC:]