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C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ˈɔreɪt/ UK /ɔːˈreɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to speak formally and at length, often pompously

He loved to orate at length about politics whenever guests visited.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to speak formally and at... declaimhold forthspeechifyexpound pontificate harangue sermonize

Opposites

whisper mumble

Word family

Derived forms oration orator oratory

Related forms oration orator oratory oral oracle

Etymology

A back-formation from 'oration' or directly from Latin 'oratus', past participle of 'orare' ('to speak, plead, pray'), from 'os' (genitive 'oris', 'mouth').

orare Latin os Latin

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# orate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈɔreɪt
**IPA (UK):** ɔːˈreɪt

## Meanings
1. to speak formally and at length, often pompously

## Examples
- He loved to orate at length about politics whenever guests visited.

## Synonyms
- declaim
- hold forth
- speechify
- expound
- pontificate
- harangue
- sermonize

## Antonyms
- whisper
- mumble

## Derived Forms
- oration
- orator
- oratory

## Related Forms
- oration
- orator
- oratory
- oral
- oracle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: orare
- Root: os

## Etymology
A back-formation from 'oration' or directly from Latin 'oratus', past participle of 'orare' ('to speak, plead, pray'), from 'os' (genitive 'oris', 'mouth').

## AI Etymology
Orate is a back-formation from 'oration' or directly from Latin 'oratus', past participle of 'orare' ('to speak, plead, pray'), from 'os' (genitive 'oris', 'mouth'). Important recorded forms include orare (Latin) and os (Latin). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to speak formally and at length, often pompously. The wider family includes derived forms such as oration, orator, and oratory and related words such as oration, orator, oratory, oral, and oracle.

## Topics
- Communication

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