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perorate

per·o·rate

perorate

 
pronunciation:
pe r reIt
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part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: perorates, perorating, perorated
definition 1: to make a long speech or speak bombastically.
definition 2: to end a speech with a formal recapitulation of the arguments.
derivation: perorator (n.)
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