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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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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