orate
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Origin of orate
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How to use orate in a sentence
Members jeer at him when he rises; talk whilst he orates; laugh when he is serious, are serious when he is facetious.
In the centre are two stragglers: one is silent and sad-faced; the other orates with much gesticulation.
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 | Maurice GenevoixColonel Roosevelt orates; our picture papers give us photographs; the country thrills to this note of democracy.
The Fruits of Victory | Norman AngellFairy said, "She carries on a prolonged discussion, and argues and orates, without saying a word."
Prudence Says So | Ethel Hueston
British Dictionary definitions for orate
/ (ɔːˈreɪt) /
to make or give an oration
to speak pompously and lengthily
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