perorate (redirected from perorates)

per·o·rate  (pr-rt)

intr.v. per·o·rat·ed, per·o·rat·ing, per·o·rates

1. To conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation.

2. To speak at great length, often in a grandiloquent manner; declaim.

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[Latin perrre, perrt- : per-, per- + rre, to speak.]

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pero·ration n.

pero·ration·al adj.

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perorate [ˈpɛrəˌreɪt]

vb (intr)

1. (Literature / Rhetoric) to speak at length, esp in a formal manner

2. (Literature / Rhetoric) to conclude a speech or sum up, esp with a formal recapitulation

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	perorate - conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation conclude - bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"
	2.	perorate - deliver an oration in grandiloquent style declaim, recite - recite in elocution

Translations

perorate

vi (liter) (conclude a speech) → eine Rede zusammenfassend abschließen; (speak at length) → endlose Reden halten, sich auslassen (inf) (→ against über +acc)