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orate

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
5
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ɔːˈɹeɪt/(UK)
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/ɔːˈɹeɪt/(UK) · /ɒɹˈeɪt/(UK) · /əˈɹeɪt/(UK) · /ˈɔɹ.eɪt/(US) · /ɔˈɹeɪt/(US) · /ɵˈɾeʈ/

Definition of orate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To speak formally; to give a speech.
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verb

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

adj

  1. Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.

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Etymology

Partly borrowed from Latin ōrātus, perfect passive participle of ōrō (“to speak; to pray”) and/or partly back-formation from oration, from Latin ōrātiō (“speech, discourse, oration”); either way, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Latin or- + -ate.

Anagrams of orate

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3-letter words

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