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orate
- /ɔːˈɹeɪt/ UK
- /ɒɹˈeɪt/ UK
- /əˈɹeɪt/ UK
- /ˈɔɹ.eɪt/ US
- /ɔˈɹeɪt/ US
Rhymes with -eɪt
Where it comes from
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.
verb orates · orating · orated
- To speak formally; to give a speech.
- To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.
adjective more orate · most orate
- Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.
