I . n.
1.
Speech, public address, popularoration, formal address.
2.
Declamatory speech, bombastic performance, tirade, screed.
II . v. n.
1.
Speak to a large assembly, make a formal address.
2.
Declaim, spout, make a declamatory speech, indulge in a tirade.
III . v. a.
Address, make an ~ to, make a formal or set speech to.