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perorates

perorates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perorate.

Meaning of perorate

Verb

perorate (third-person singular simple present perorates, present participle perorating, simple past and past participle perorated)

  1. (intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
  2. (intransitive) To make a peroration; to make a formal recapitulation at the end of a speech.

Questions about perorates

What is perorates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Perorates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perorate.

Words near perorates in the dictionary

  1. peroquas
  2. peroral
  3. perorally
  4. perorate
  5. perorated
  6. perorates
  7. perorating
  8. peroration
  9. perorational
  10. perorations
  11. perorative

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