Perorate

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation.
  • verb-intransitive. To speak at great length, often in a grandiloquent manner; declaim.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
  • v. To make a peroration; to make a formal recapitulation at the end of a speech.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To make a peroration; to harangue.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a peroration; by extension, to make a speech, especially a grandiloquent one.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. deliver an oration in grandiloquent style
  • v. conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation
  • Verb Form
    perorated    perorates    perorating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    recite    declaim    conclude   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    harangue    declaim    end