orate
See also: oráte
English edit
Etymology edit
Back formation from oration, from Latin ōrātiō (“speech, discourse, oration”), from ōrātus (“spoken, orated”), from ōrō (“speak, pray”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːˈɹeɪt/, /ɒɹˈeɪt/, /əˈɹeɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.eɪt/, /ɔˈɹeɪt/
,Audio (US) (file) Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪt
Verb edit
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.
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
to speak formally; to give a speech
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to speak passionately; to preach
Adjective edit
orate (comparative more orate, superlative most orate)
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
orate f pl
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
orate f pl
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle edit
orate f pl
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
orate
- inflection of orare:
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Participle edit
ōrāte
Verb edit
ōrāte
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Catalan orat, from a derivative of Latin aura, in the sense of an ill or unhealthy air or aura.
Noun edit
orate m or f by sense (plural orates)
- (derogatory) a crazy person
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
orate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of orar combined with te
Further reading edit
- “orate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014