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o·rate

 (ô-rāt′, ō-rāt′, ôr′āt′)
intr.v. o·rat·ed, o·rat·ing, o·rates
To speak in a formal, often pompous manner.

[Latin ōrāre, ōrāt-, to pray, speak publicly.]
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orate

(ɔːˈreɪt)
vb (intr)
1. to make or give an oration
2. to speak pompously and lengthily
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o•rate

(ɔˈreɪt, oʊˈreɪt, ˈɔr eɪt, ˈoʊr eɪt)

v.i., v.t. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
to deliver an oration, esp. to speak pompously.
[1590–1600]
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orate


Past participle: orated
Gerund: orating

Imperative
orate
orate
Present
I orate
you orate
he/she/it orates
we orate
you orate
they orate
Preterite
I orated
you orated
he/she/it orated
we orated
you orated
they orated
Present Continuous
I am orating
you are orating
he/she/it is orating
we are orating
you are orating
they are orating
Present Perfect
I have orated
you have orated
he/she/it has orated
we have orated
you have orated
they have orated
Past Continuous
I was orating
you were orating
he/she/it was orating
we were orating
you were orating
they were orating
Past Perfect
I had orated
you had orated
he/she/it had orated
we had orated
you had orated
they had orated
Future
I will orate
you will orate
he/she/it will orate
we will orate
you will orate
they will orate
Future Perfect
I will have orated
you will have orated
he/she/it will have orated
we will have orated
you will have orated
they will have orated
Future Continuous
I will be orating
you will be orating
he/she/it will be orating
we will be orating
you will be orating
they will be orating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been orating
you have been orating
he/she/it has been orating
we have been orating
you have been orating
they have been orating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been orating
you will have been orating
he/she/it will have been orating
we will have been orating
you will have been orating
they will have been orating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been orating
you had been orating
he/she/it had been orating
we had been orating
you had been orating
they had been orating
Conditional
I would orate
you would orate
he/she/it would orate
we would orate
you would orate
they would orate
Past Conditional
I would have orated
you would have orated
he/she/it would have orated
we would have orated
you would have orated
they would have orated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.orate - talk pompously
bloviate - orate verbosely and windily
talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
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Translations

orate

[ɔːˈreɪt] VI (hum) → perorar
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orate

viReden/eine Rede halten (→ to vor +dat)
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