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An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his competency to give evidence.
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a.
Able to speak.
v. i.
To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
n.
One who speaks.
a.
Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Speak
a.
Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.
a.
Speaking truth; truthful.
n.
One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives.
n.
One who speaks; a speaker.
v. i.
To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.
v. t.
To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.
n.
Direct, forcible, and effective speaking.
v. t.
To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense.
a.
Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue.
n.
The office of speaker; as, the speakership of the House of Representatives.
n.
One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker.
a.
Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
v. t.
To address; to accost; to speak to.
v. t.
To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin.
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