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perorate

/per-uh-reyt/US // ˈpɛr əˌreɪt //UK // (ˈpɛrəˌreɪt) //

过奖,过奖的,过奖了,过桥费

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    per·o·rat·ed, per·o·rat·ing.

    • : to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech.
    • : to bring a speech to a close with a formal conclusion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Men of letters who were men of sense would have smiled and let Perrault perorate.

  • The Greek sought after wisdom; he wanted a man who would perorate and argue and dissertate.