Perorate
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Perorate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
Meaning
(intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To make a peroration; to make a formal recapitulation at the end of a speech.
Word Forms
- perorates
- perorating
- perorated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pontificate, grandiloquize, bloviate, bombast, overpronounce, rhapsodize.
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