Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perlocute

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-locute
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To achieve a perlocutionary effect.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[…] a case in which a question illocuted as a genuine, non-rhetorical question is erroneously perlocuted as a rhetorical question."
"Typically, one can illocute in order to perlocute, but not conversely."
"Whether the interactive effect of perlocuting occurs is under the addressee's responsibility."

Etymology

Back-formation from perlocution.

Usage

Inflected Forms

perlocutes (present, singular) perlocuting (participle, present) perlocuted (participle, past) perlocuted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

locute illocute

Questions

What does perlocute mean?: To achieve a perlocutionary effect.
Where does perlocute come from?: Back-formation from perlocution.

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