perorate

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perorate

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

verb perorates · perorating · 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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verb speak or declaim at great length

Françaispérorer
Italianoperorare
Русскийора́торствовать orátorstvovatʹ

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@misc{perorate_2026,
  title = {perorate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perorate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}