English Explanatory Dictionary

perlocute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To achieve a perlocutionary effect.

Word forms

perlocute perlocutes perlocuting perlocuted

Etymology

Back-formation from perlocution.

Related words

locute illocute
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