PERORATE

perorate

(verb) deliver an oration in grandiloquent style

perorate

(verb) conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

perorate (third-person singular simple present perorates, present participle perorating, simple past and past participle perorated)

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

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

Anagrams

• paterero

Source: Wiktionary


Per"o*rate, v. i. Etym: [See Peroration.]

Definition: To make a peroration; to harangue. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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