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

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːˈɹeɪt/, /ɒɹˈeɪt/, /əˈɹeɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.eɪt/, /ɔˈɹeɪt/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

orate (third-person singular simple present orates, present participle orating, simple past and past participle orated)

  1. To speak formally; to give a speech.
  2. To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.

Synonyms

Translations

Adjective

orate (comparative more orate, superlative most orate)

  1. Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

orate f pl

  1. plural of orata

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

orate f pl

  1. feminine plural of orato

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

orate f pl

  1. feminine plural of orato

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

orate

  1. inflection of orare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

ōrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ōrātus

Verb

ōrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ōrō

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.

Noun

orate m or f by sense (plural orates)

  1. (derogatory) a crazy person
Derived terms

Verb

orate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of orar combined with te

Further reading

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