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.

Origin of orate

First recorded in 1590–1600; back formation from oration

Words nearby orate

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

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Example sentences from the Web for orate

There is also a slab, upon which is to be read the words, Orate pro aia frîs Johîs.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.]|H. J. L. J. Mass
But the captain, facing them, his arms about the delighted Bos'n, positively declined to orate.
Cy Whittaker's Place|Joseph C. Lincoln
I don't want to orate, but a man of your position has so much to lose; you can't afford to do it.
Jennie Gerhardt|Theodore Dreiser
Tamburlaine and the other mighty kings, emperors and captains have little skill in converse; when they speak they orate.
The Growth of English Drama|Arnold Wynne

“Orate pro anima,” or “of your charite pray for the soul of ——” were usual inscriptions.
English Villages|P. H. Ditchfield

British Dictionary definitions for orate

orate

/ (ɔːˈreɪt) /

verb (intr)

to make or give an oration

to speak pompously and lengthily

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单词	orate
释义	orate [ aw-reyt, oh-reyt, awr-eyt, ohr-eyt ] / ɔˈreɪt, oʊˈreɪt, ˈɔr eɪt, ˈoʊr eɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR orate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object), o·rat·ed, o·rat·ing. to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim. Origin of orate First recorded in 1590–1600; back formation from oration Words nearby orate orant, Orap, ora pro nobis, orarion, orarium, orate, orate fratres, oration, orator, Oratorian, oratorical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orate There is also a slab, upon which is to be read the words, Orate pro aia frîs Johîs. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.]\|H. J. L. J. Mass But the captain, facing them, his arms about the delighted Bos'n, positively declined to orate. Cy Whittaker's Place\|Joseph C. Lincoln I don't want to orate, but a man of your position has so much to lose; you can't afford to do it. Jennie Gerhardt\|Theodore Dreiser Tamburlaine and the other mighty kings, emperors and captains have little skill in converse; when they speak they orate. The Growth of English Drama\|Arnold Wynne “Orate pro anima,” or “of your charite pray for the soul of ——” were usual inscriptions. English Villages\|P. H. Ditchfield British Dictionary definitions for orate orate / (ɔːˈreɪt) / verb (intr) to make or give an oration to speak pompously and lengthily Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to orate expound, sermonize, pontificate, moralize, vociferate, grandstand, address, lecture, talk, preach
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orate

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

Origin of orate

Words nearby orate

Example sentences from the Web for orate

British Dictionary definitions for orate

verb (intr)

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