perorate

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Men cannot for ever perorate, and agitate and plot.

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  1. intransitive verb To conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation.
  2. intransitive verb To speak at great length, often in a grandiloquent manner; declaim.

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  1. Latin perōrāre, perōrāt- : per-, per- + ōrāre, to speak.

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  1. from Latin peroratus, past participle of perorare (later Italian perorare = Spanish Portuguese perorar = French pérorer), speak to the end, bring a speech to a close, conclude, from per, through, + orare, speak: see oration.
 

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/ˈpɛrəreɪt/
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