What does perorate mean?
Perorate means (intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue..
Perorate
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Meaning
(intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue..
Definitions by Sense
- (intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
- (intransitive) To make a peroration; to make a formal recapitulation at the end of a speech.
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Word Forms
- perorates
- perorating
- perorated
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