orate

[ aw-reyt, oh-reyt, awr-eyt, ohr-eyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, o·rat·ed, o·rat·ing.

1. to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.

orate

/ ɔːˈreɪt /

verb

1. to make or give an oration
2. to speak pompously and lengthily

Word History and Origins

Origin of orate¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; back formation from oration

Example Sentences

The surest way to get yanked off the stage — any stage — is to clear one’s throat and begin to orate.

From Washington Post

Do you remember how you always used to let me orate to you when I had anything on hand for the rhetoricals?

From Project Gutenberg

But the captain, facing them, his arms about the delighted Bos'n, positively declined to orate.

From Project Gutenberg

“Orate pro anima,” or “of your charite pray for the soul of ——” were usual inscriptions.

From Project Gutenberg

They'll orate over him, and they'll get frightfully cross for a fortnight, and then they'll do nothing.

From Project Gutenberg

Do not try to be somebody else; be your own self and talk, never "orate" until you can't help it.

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