perorate

English

Etymology

First attested in 1603; borrowed from Latin perōrātus, perfect passive participle of perōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, 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.

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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

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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