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Perorate

Per′o-rate

,
Verb.
I.
[See
Peroration
.]
To make a peroration; to harangue.
[Colloq.]

Definition 2024

perorate

perorate

English

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
  2. (intransitive) To make a peroration; to make a formal recapitulation at the end of a speech.

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Italian

Verb

perorate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of perorare
  2. second-person plural imperative of perorare
  3. feminine plural of perorato

Latin

Verb

perōrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of perōrō

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