† concionatev.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To deliver an oration; to preach.
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the mind > language > speech > speech-making > make a speech [verb (intransitive)]
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society > faith > worship > preaching > preach [verb (intransitive)]
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a1641 J. Webster & T. Heywood Appius & Virginia (1654) v. 57 The same hands that yesterday, to hear me conscionate and Oratorize, rung shril Plaudits forth.
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