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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary per·o·rate \\ˈper-ə-ˌrāt also ˈpər-\\ intransitive verb (-rat·ed ; -rat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin peroratus, past participle of perorare to declaim at length, wind up an oration, from per- through + orare to speak — more at per- , oration DATE 1603 1. to deliver a long or grandiloquent oration 2. to make a peroration Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged per·orate \|per]ə|rāt, ]ō|r- also |pər.] sometimes |pə̄r]; usu -ād.+V\ verb Etymology: Latin peroratus, past. participle of perorare, from per-, prefix used to denote completion + orare to speak — more at oration intransitive verb 1. : to deliver an oration especially in a grandiloquent style : speak at length 2. : to make a peroration : conclude or sum up a speech transitive verb : to utter in a declamatory manner |
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