perorate
verb
per·o·rate ˈper-ə-ˌrāt 
also ˈpər-
perorated; perorating
intransitive verb
1
: to deliver a long or grandiloquent oration
2
: to make a peroration
Synonyms
- declaim
- discourse
- harangue
- mouth (off)
- orate
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Example Sentences
an arrogant scholar who never passes up an opportunity to posture and perorate on stunningly unimportant matters
Recent Examples on the Web As a black spiritual hums on the soundtrack, Hooded Justice perorates about the legacy of being the victim—not the complicit or recruited perpetrator—of violence:My mama played the piano right over there. 
Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books, 24 Mar. 2020
Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books, 24 Mar. 2020 Word History
Etymology
Latin peroratus, past participle of perorare to declaim at length, wind up an oration, from per- through + orare to speak — more at per-, oration
First Known Use
1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1
perorate
verb
as in to discourse
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech an arrogant scholar who never passes up an opportunity to posture and perorate on stunningly unimportant matters Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- discourse
- harangue
- speak
- mouth (off)
- orate
- preach
- talk
- advertise
- rave
- announce
- lecture
- rant
- declaim
- broadcast
- blow
- bloviate
- proclaim
- sermonize
- declare
- pronounce
- speechify