perorate

English

Etymology

From per- +‎ orate.

Verb

perorate (third-person singular simple present perorates, present participle perorating, simple past and past participle perorated)

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.

Related terms

• peroration

Translations

speak or declaim at great length

• Bulgarian: ораторствам (oratorstvam)
• French: pérorer (fr)
• Italian: perorare (it)
• Russian: ора́торствовать (ru) (orátorstvovatʹ)

See also

• ramble

Anagrams

• paterero

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

perorate

1. inflection of perorare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

perorate f pl

1. feminine plural of perorato

Anagrams

• apertore

Latin

Verb

perōrāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of perōrō

Spanish

Verb

perorate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of perorar combined with te