perorate

intr.v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

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

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

peroration per'o·ra'tion n.
perorational per'o·ra'tion·al adj.

verb

To speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner: declaim, harangue, mouth, rant, rave. See words.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation

Meaning #2: deliver an oration in grandiloquent style

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tale vidtløftigt, afslutte en tale

Nederlands (Dutch)
toespraak samenvatten en afsluiten, uitgebreid spreken

Français (French)
v. intr. - pérorer, récapituler (à la fin d'un discours)

Deutsch (German)
v. - eine Rede beenden, des langen und des breiten reden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αγορεύω

Italiano (Italian)
perorare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - perorar, concluir um discurso

Русский (Russian)
разглагольствовать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - perorar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hålla (avsluta) tal

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
下结论, 冗长地谈论

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 下結論, 冗長地談論

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 연설을 끝맺다, 상세히 이야기하다, 열변을 토하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 演説に結論を付ける, 詳述する, 熱弁をふるう, 熱心に弁ずる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخطب بأسهاب, يختتم خطبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮סיכם נאום, דיבר באריכות‬

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