perorate
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per·o·rate
(pĕr′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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perorate
(ˈpɛrəˌreɪt)vb (intr)
1. (Rhetoric) to speak at length, esp in a formal manner
2. (Rhetoric) to conclude a speech or sum up, esp with a formal recapitulation
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per•o•rate
(ˈpɛr əˌreɪt)v.i. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
1. to speak at length or elaborately.
2. to end a speech with a peroration.
per′o•ra`tor, n.
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perorate
Past participle: perorated
Gerund: perorating
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| Verb | 1. | perorate - conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation conclude - bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting" |
| 2. | perorate - deliver an oration in grandiloquent style |
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perorate
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Translations
perorate
vi (liter) (conclude a speech) → eine Rede zusammenfassend abschließen; (speak at length) → endlose Reden halten, sich auslassen (inf) (→ against über +acc)
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