"perlocute" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: perlocutes [present, singular, third-person], perlocuting [participle, present], perlocuted [participle, past], perlocuted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from perlocution. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|perlocution}} Back-formation from perlocution Head templates: {{en-verb}} perlocute (third-person singular simple present perlocutes, present participle perlocuting, simple past and past participle perlocuted)
  1. (philosophy, pragmatics, intransitive or transitive with the effect as object) To achieve a perlocutionary effect. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Philosophy, Pragmatics Related terms: locute, illocute

Inflected forms

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