soliloquize

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled soliloquised

US /səˈlɪləˌkwaɪz/ See IPA manual

Freq #490437

Meanings

1

verb
To talk to oneself, especially aloud and at length.

The lonely old man would soliloquize for hours in his empty kitchen.
2

verb
For a character in a play to speak their thoughts aloud while alone on stage.

Hamlet soliloquizes about life and death in his famous speech.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to talk to oneself,... monologuize

Word family

Derived forms soliloquizersoliloquizingly

Related forms monologize

Etymology

From soliloquy + -ize.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

# soliloquize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /səˈlɪləˌkwaɪz/
**Frequency rank:** 490437

## Meanings
1. To talk to oneself, especially aloud and at length.
2. For a character in a play to speak their thoughts aloud while alone on stage.

## Examples
- The lonely old man would soliloquize for hours in his empty kitchen.
- Hamlet soliloquizes about life and death in his famous speech.

## Derived Forms
- soliloquizer
- soliloquizingly

## Related Forms
- monologize

## Etymology
From soliloquy + -ize.

## AI Etymology
Soliloquize is formed from soliloquy + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to talk to oneself, especially aloud and at length and for a character in a play to speak their thoughts aloud while alone on stage. The wider family includes derived forms such as soliloquizer and soliloquizingly; related words such as monologize.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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