# perorate

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
2. To make a peroration; to make a formal recapitulation at the end of a speech.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perorate