orate

verb
/ɔːˈɹeɪt/UK/ˈɔɹ.eɪt/US/ɵˈɾeʈ/

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.

  1. borrowed from ōrātus

Definitions

  1. To speak formally

    To speak formally; to give a speech.

  2. To speak passionately

    To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.

  3. Competent in oracy

    Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for orate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA