speechify

[ spee-chuh-fahy ]

verb (used without object)

, speech·i·fied, speech·i·fy·ing.

1. to make a speech or speeches; harangue.

speechify

/ ˈspiːtʃɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to make a speech or speeches
2. to talk pompously and boringly

Derived Forms

• ˈspeechiˌfier, noun
• ˌspeechifiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• speechi·fi·cation noun
• speechi·fier noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of speechify¹

First recorded in 1715–25; speech + -ify

Example Sentences

Overall, in terms of safety, Speechify and PlayHT performed the worst of the tools, generating believable fake audio in all 40 of their test runs, the researchers found.

From Seattle Times

Researchers used the online analytics tool Semrush to identify the six publicly available AI voice-cloning tools with the most monthly organic web traffic: ElevenLabs, Speechify, PlayHT, Descript, Invideo AI and Veed.

From Seattle Times

Endeavor is a minority investor in Speechify, which makes text-to-speech technology.

From Los Angeles Times

Endeavor’s CEO Ari Emanuel used Speechify’s tool to create a synthetic version of his voice, which gave the opening remarks to an Endeavor earnings call last year.

From Los Angeles Times

Even in performances that required him to bellow, quip or speechify, Gambon made sure we were aware of the gravitational force of mortality, tugging the men he played so commandingly toward a void beyond meaning, beyond will, beyond life.

From New York Times

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