p 3 e 1 r 1 o 1 r 1 a 1 t 1 e 1
8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation
verb deliver an oration in grandiloquent style
originFirst attested in 1603; borrowed from Latin perōrātus, perfect passive participle of perōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, per- + orate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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