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perorate en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
perorated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
perorated Tense=Past lexicographic
perorates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
perorating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

ramble · peroration

Translations (4)

fr pérorer (speak or declaim at great length) · it perorare (speak or declaim at great length) · bg ораторствам (speak or declaim at great length) · ru ора́торствовать (speak or declaim at great length)