perorate

American  

[per-uh-reyt] / ˈpɛr əˌreɪt /

verb (used without object)

perorated, perorating

1. to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech.

2. to bring a speech to a close with a formal conclusion.

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perorate British  

/ ˈpɛrəˌreɪt /

verb

1. to speak at length, esp in a formal manner

2. to conclude a speech or sum up, esp with a formal recapitulation

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Other Word Forms

• perorator noun

Etymology

Origin of perorate

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin perōrātus, past participle of perōrāre; per-, orate

Example Sentences

“I’ll just look into my soft drink and listen to someone else perorate about me,” Sting said.

From Washington Post

It perorates for a supernaturalist whose fashionable ignorance, touched with less durable vulgarity, blinded him to such visions as, in our time, the poet "A. E." has depicted.

From Project Gutenberg

The venerable Earl of Hughenden came in as I was perorating.

From Project Gutenberg

A third, perorated a long and beautifully written review, by the bold and startling announcement—"This writer is unquestionably a highly respectable youth."

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Tompkins marries their insights to those of Jews, Buddhists and Muslims, and he perorates with a survey of people who have encountered apparitions of dead animals.

From New York Times