pernorate
Definition
Verb (intransitive): 1. To conclude a speech: To bring a formal address or oration to an end, often with a summary or final remarks. 2. To speak at length in a pompous or self-important manner: To deliver a long, tedious, or overly elaborate speech, often with unnecessary verbosity.
Usage Examples
- (He concluded his speech with a final summary.)
- (He spoke at length in a pompous, self-important way.)
Advanced Usage
- "to pernorate on a topic": to deliver a long-winded, formal conclusion or commentary on a specific subject.
- The professor pernorated on the importance of classical education for nearly an hour. (He gave a lengthy, formal concluding speech on the subject.)
Variants and Related Words
- Pernoration (n): the act or instance of pernorating; a lengthy or pompous speech.
- His pernoration was met with polite applause but little interest. (His long-winded concluding speech.)
- Pernorator (n): a person who pernorates.
- The pernorator droned on, ignoring the audience's restlessness. (The person who speaks at length in a pompous manner.)
Synonyms
- Conclude: to bring to an end (neutral).
- Orate: to speak formally or pompously (often negative).
- Pontificate: to express one's opinions in a pompous, dogmatic way.
- Harangue: to deliver a long, passionate, or scolding speech.
- Declaim: to speak in a rhetorical or dramatic manner.
Related Idioms
- Hold forth: to speak at length, often in a self-important manner.
- He held forth on the subject of politics for hours. (He spoke pompously and at length.)
- Rant and rave: to complain or speak loudly and emotionally.
- She ranted and raved about the injustice, but no one listened. (She delivered a long, angry speech.)
Phrasal Verbs
- Pernorate on: to continue speaking pompously about a topic.
- He pernorated on the virtues of hard work until everyone left. (He spoke at length in a self-important way about the topic.)
- Pernorate through: to speak at length until the end of a session or event.
- She pernorated through the entire meeting, leaving no time for questions. (She delivered a long, tedious speech that lasted the whole meeting.)