orate

See also: oráte

English

WOTD – 13 October 2010

Etymology

Back formation from oration, from Latin ōrātiō (“speech, discourse, oration”), from ōrātus (“spoken, orated”), from ōrō (“speak, pray”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɔːˈɹeɪt/, /ɒɹˈeɪt/, /əˈɹeɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹ.eɪt/, /ɔˈɹeɪt/

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• Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

orate (third-person singular simple present orates, present participle orating, simple past and past participle orated)

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

Synonyms

• (to speak formally): speak
• (to speak passionately): harangue, preach

Related terms

• oral
• oration
• orator
• oratory
• oratrix

 

Translations

to speak formally; to give a speech

• Bulgarian: ораторствувам (bg) (oratorstvuvam)
• Finnish: puhua (fi), pitää puhe
• French: discourir (fr), pontifier (fr), délivrer un laïus, laïusser (fr), disserter (fr), pérorer (fr)
• Maori: whaikōrero, whaikupu, whaiki
• Russian: произноси́ть (ru) (proiznosítʹ) речь (ru) (rečʹ)
• Spanish: disertar (es), perorar (es), pontificar (es)

to speak passionately; to preach

• Finnish: saarnata (fi), paasata (fi)
• French: haranguer (fr), vitupérer (fr), admonester (fr)
• Italian: vituperare (it), fare la predica
• Maori: kauwhau
• Russian: горячо́ (ru) (gorjačó) убежда́ть (ru) (ubeždátʹ)
• Spanish: arengar (es), sermonear (es), vituperar (es), amonestar (es)

Adjective

orate (comparative more orate, superlative most orate)

1. Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.

Anagrams

• Erato, oater

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

orate f pl

1. plural of orata

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

orate f pl

1. feminine plural of orato

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

orate f pl

1. feminine plural of orato

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

orate

1. inflection of orare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Anagrams

• Erato, aorte, rateo, rateò, reato, rotea, torea

Latin

Participle

ōrāte

1. vocative masculine singular of ōrātus

Verb

ōrāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ōrō

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈɾate/ [oˈɾa.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: o‧ra‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Catalan orat, from a derivative of Latin aura, in the sense of an ill or unhealthy air or aura.

Noun

orate m or f by sense (plural orates)

1. (derogatory) a crazy person

Derived terms

• casa de orates

 

Etymology 2

Verb

orate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of orar combined with te

Further reading

• “orate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28