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perorate
[ per-uh-reyt ]
verb (used without object)
to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech.
THE ORIGIN OF PERORATE
The verb perorate, “to speak at length; make a long, grandiloquent speech,” comes from Latin perōrātus, the past participle of perōrāre “to plead, harangue, argue a case to the end; deliver the final part of a speech, wind up a case.” Perōrāre is a compound of the preposition and intensive prefix per, per– “through, thoroughly” and the simple verb ōrāre “to beseech, supplicate; speak before a court, plead.” Perōrāre and its derivative noun perōrātiō (inflectional stem perōrātiōn– “peroration”) in Latin imply grandiloquence and forcefulness, but not length, let alone long-windedness, which is a connotation that has always existed in English. Perorate entered English in the early 17th century.
HOW IS PERORATE USED?
And it’s simply impossible to exit a Zoom lecture gracefully. Believe me, I’ve tried. After I painstakingly perorate on Plato, a virtual red-velvet curtain should fall with flourish at the designated moment and cue the applause. Instead, we mumble, “that’s it,” and awkwardly fumble for the mouse before the screen freezes on our half-gaping mouths.
SHAHIDHA BARI, "WHAT WE'VE LOST IN A YEAR OF VIRTUAL TEACHING," THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 17, 2021
She began to perorate. Her speech went on endlessly, as was always the case when Lily Young took the floor. ANTOINE VOLODINE, MINOR ANGELS, TRANSLATED BY JORDAN STUMP, 2004
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