orate

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːˈɹeɪt/, /ɒɹˈeɪt/, /əˈɹeɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.eɪt/, /ɔˈɹeɪt/ , (Indic) IPA(key): /ɵˈɾeʈ/ Rhymes: -eɪt === Verb === orate (third-person singular simple present orates, present participle orating, simple past and past participle orated) To speak formally; to give a speech. [from 1669] To speak passionately; to preach for or against something. [from 1600] Synonyms: harangue, preach ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === orate (comparative more orate, superlative most orate) Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills. === Anagrams === Erato, oater == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈra.te/ Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: o‧rà‧te === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== orate f pl plural of orata === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== orate f pl feminine plural of orato === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== orate f pl feminine plural of orato === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== orate inflection of orare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Anagrams === Erato, aorte, rateo, rateò, reato, rotea, torea == Latin == === Participle === ōrāte vocative masculine singular of ōrātus === Verb === ōrāte 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) (derogatory) a crazy person ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== orate 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025