PERORATE


Meaning of PERORATE in English

|per]ə|rāt, ]ō|r- also |pər.] sometimes |pə̄r]; usu -ād.+V verb

Etymology: Latin peroratus, past. participle of perorare, from per-, prefix used to denote completion + orare to speak — more at oration

intransitive verb

1. : to deliver an oration especially in a grandiloquent style : speak at length

2. : to make a peroration : conclude or sum up a speech

transitive verb

: to utter in a declamatory manner

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