orate

[ aw-reyt, oh-reyt, awr-eyt, ohr-eyt ]

/ ɔˈreɪt, oʊˈreɪt, ˈɔr eɪt, ˈoʊr eɪt /

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verb (used with or without object), o·rat·ed, o·rat·ing.

to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.

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Origin of orate

First recorded in 1590–1600; back formation from oration

Words nearby orate

orans, orant, ora pro nobis, orarion, orarium, orate, orate fratres, oration, orator, Oratorian, oratorical

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How to use orate in a sentence

The surest way to get yanked off the stage — any stage — is to clear one’s throat and begin to orate.
An anthology of great speeches, from the inspirational to the ominous|Jeff Shesol|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
Do you remember how you always used to let me orate to you when I had anything on hand for the rhetoricals?
Wheat and Huckleberries|Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile
But the captain, facing them, his arms about the delighted Bos'n, positively declined to orate.
Cy Whittaker's Place|Joseph C. Lincoln
“Orate pro anima,” or “of your charite pray for the soul of ——” were usual inscriptions.
English Villages|P. H. Ditchfield

They'll orate over him, and they'll get frightfully cross for a fortnight, and then they'll do nothing.
Changing Winds|St. John G. Ervine
Do not try to be somebody else; be your own self and talk, never "orate" until you can't help it.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie|Andrew Carnegie

British Dictionary definitions for orate

orate

/ (ɔːˈreɪt) /

verb (intr)

to make or give an oration

to speak pompously and lengthily

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