orate
verb
- talk pompously
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɹeɪt/ / /ɒɹˈeɪt/ / /əˈɹeɪt/
adj
Etymology: Partly borrowed from Latin ōrātus, perfect passive participle of ōrō (“to speak; to pray”) and/or partly back-formation from oration, from Latin ōrātiō (“speech, discourse, oration”); either way, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Latin or- + -ate.
- Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.
verb
Etymology: Partly borrowed from Latin ōrātus, perfect passive participle of ōrō (“to speak; to pray”) and/or partly back-formation from oration, from Latin ōrātiō (“speech, discourse, oration”); either way, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Latin or- + -ate.
- To speak formally; to give a speech.
- To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.