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pĕr-ōro , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I.to speak from beginning to end, to plead or argue throughout, to harangue at length (class.).
I. Prop.: QVOM PERORANT AMBO PRAESENTES, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 17, 2, 10: “contra tales oratores tantam causam perorare,” Cic. Quint. 24, 77: “a Quinto Hortensio causa est P. Sestii perorata,” id. Sest. 2, 3: “et breviter peroratum esse potuit, nihil me commisisse,” Liv. 34, 31: “jus perorandi,” Tac. A. 2, 30; 3, 17: “tribus horis,” Cic. Fin. 4, 1, 1; id. Clu. 51, 145: “in Proculas,” Juv. 2, 67.—
II. In partic., to bring a speech to a close, to wind up, conclude, finish: “strepitu senatūs coactus est, aliquando perorare,” Cic. Att. 4, 2, 4: “alii jubent antequam peroretur digredi,” id. de Or. 2, 19, 80: “dicta est a me causa et perorata,” id. Cael. 29, 70; id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; id. Leg. 2, 27, 69: “brevi,” id. Inv. 1, 48, 90: “peroratā narratione,” Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17: “quoniam satis multa dixi, est mihi perorandum,” id. Ac. 2, 48, 147: “de ceteris perorare,” Nep. Epam. 6, 3.—
B. In gen., to bring to an end; to conclude, finish a thing: “res illo die non peroratur, dimittitur judicium,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 29, § 70: “de quā cum dixero totum hoc crimen decumanum perorabo,” id. ib. 2, 3, 66, § 154; id. Att. 5, 10, 2.—
2. To persuade: “vultus adest precibus faciesque incesta perorat,” Luc. 10, 105.—
III. (Acc. to oro, II. B.) To pray, to bring a prayer to an end: “et hic quidem ita peroravit,” Vulg. 2 Macc. 15, 24.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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