orate
See also: oráte
English
WOTD – 13 October 2010
Etymology
Back formation from oration, from Latin ōrātiō (“speech, discourse, oration”), from ōrātus (“spoken, orated”), from ōrō (“speak, pray”).
Pronunciation
Verb
orate (third-person singular simple present orates, present participle orating, simple past and past participle orated)
- To speak formally; to give a speech.
- To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.
Translations
to speak formally; to give a speech
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to speak passionately; to preach
Adjective
Italian
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
orate
- inflection of orare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Latin
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈɾate/ [oˈɾa.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: o‧ra‧te
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Catalan orat, from a derivative of Latin aura, in the sense of an ill or unhealthy air or aura.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “orate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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