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perorate

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per⋅o⋅rate

  [per-uh-reyt]
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–verb (used without object), -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
1. to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech.
2. to bring a speech to a close with a formal conclusion.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L perōrātus ptp. of perōrāre. See per-, orate

Related forms:
per⋅o⋅ra⋅tor, noun
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per·o·rate   (pěr'ə-rāt')   
intr.v.   per·o·rat·ed, per·o·rat·ing, per·o·rates

  1. To conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation.

  2. To speak at great length, often in a grandiloquent manner; declaim.


[Latin perōrāre, perōrāt- : per-, per- + ōrāre, to speak.]
per'o·ra'tion n., per'o·ra'tion·al adj.
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