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perorate
per·o·rate
[
pérrə ràyt
]
(
past and past participle
per·o·rat·ed
,
present participle
per·o·rat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
per·o·rates
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
end speech:
to finish a speech by summarizing its main points
2.
give speech:
to speak at length, especially in a formal or pompous way
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
perorat-
, past participle of
perorare
"speak all the way through" <
orare
"speak"
]
per·o·ra·tion
[
pèrrə ráysh'n
]
noun
per·o·ra·tion·al
adjective
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per·o·ra·tion [ pèrrə ráysh'n ] nounper·o·ra·tion·al adjective
