orate
orate · more orate · most orate
Competent in oracy; having good speaking skillsCompetent in oracy; having good speaking skills.
UK/ɔːˈɹeɪt/US/ˈɔɹ.eɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesCompetent in oracy; having good speaking skills.
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
more orate, most orate| Comparative | more orate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most orate Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form