orate
orate · orates · orated · orating
произносить речь, горячо убеждать
To speak formally; to give a speechTo speak formally; to give a speech.
UK/ɔːˈɹeɪt/US/ˈɔɹ.eɪt/
Meaning
2 sensesTo speak formally; to give a speech.
произноси́ть речьproiznosítʹ
To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.
горячо́ убежда́тьgorjačó
More definitions
- talk pompously
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
to speak formally; to give a speech:
to speak passionately; to preach:
Origin
Partly borrowed from Latin ōrātus, perfect passive participle of ōrō (“to speak; to pray”)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.
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Forms
orates, orating, orated, oratedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle