perorate

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Synonyms: perforate, pejorate, prorate, perborate, peronate, permeate, derogate, percolate, prolate, priorate, decorate

Antonyms: perforate, pejorate, prorate, perborate, peronate, permeate, derogate, percolate, prolate, priorate, decorate

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[speak]] or [[declaim]] at great length, especially in a [[pompous]] or [[grandiloquent]] manner; to [[harangue]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make a [[peroration]]; to make a [[formal]] [[recapitulation]] at the end of a [[speech]].

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