verb
- spoke at length in a formal or rhetorical manner; delivered a peroration
- concluded a speech or argument with a peroration; summed up in a grand or emphatic manner
Usage: past tense of perorate; formal or literary
Usage: past tense of perorate; formal or literary
Examples
- The senator perorated for nearly an hour on the virtues of democracy.
- He perorated about the importance of education to anyone who would listen.
- She perorated eloquently at the end of her closing argument.
- The speaker perorated with such passion that the audience rose to their feet.
- He perorated endlessly, repeating the same points over and over.
- The professor perorated about academic integrity during the final lecture.