Verb: perorate 'pe-ru,reyt
- Deliver an oration in grandiloquent style
"The politician perorated for hours, impressing no one"
- Conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation
"He perorated his lecture with a summary of the main points"
Derived forms: perorated, perorates, perorating
Type of: conclude, declaim, recite
Encyclopedia: Perorate