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

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Examples from the Web for orating

I remember her standing by the fire and orating, with her tea cup in her hand.
Affinities and Other Stories|Mary Roberts Rinehard
He was great at orating over dead men—especially dead "friends" (as he called his rivals) and dead enemies.
The Rising of the Court|Henry Lawson
Out under the tamaracks the stranger was orating, and punctuating his remarks with a finger tapping in a palm.
The Plunderer|Roy Norton
Douglass, was orating, two Irishmen passing by stopped and listened a few minutes, then started on.
The Southern Soldier Boy|James Carson Elliott

I believe I'd rather see you orating on the streets, like Eliza Provost.
The Three Black Pennys|Joseph Hergesheimer

British Dictionary definitions for orating

orate

/ (ɔːˈreɪt) /

verb (intr)

to make or give an oration

to speak pompously and lengthily

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Word Origin and History for orating

orate

c.1600, "to pray, to plead," from Latin oratus, past participle of orare "speak, pray, plead, speak before a court or assembly" (see orator). The meaning "make a formal speech" emerged c.1860 in American English as a back-formation of oration. Related: Orated; orating.

orate

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

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orate

verb (intr)

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