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per⋅o⋅rate

[per-uh-reyt]
–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


per⋅o⋅ra⋅tor, noun
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