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perorate

verb

Etymology

First attested in 1603; borrowed from Latin perōrātus, perfect passive participle of perōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, per- + orate.

  1. borrowed from perōrātus

Definitions

  1. To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner

    To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.

  2. To make a peroration

    To make a peroration; to make a formal recapitulation at the end of a speech.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA