orate

English - Turkish

Definition of orate in English Turkish dictionary

nutuk çekmek

konuşma yapmak

hatiplik taslamak

nutuk çek

English - English

Definition of orate in English English dictionary

To speak passionately; to preach for or against something

To speak formally; to give a speech

to deliver an elaborate or formal public speech

talk pompously

{f} give a lecture, make a speech, declaim

Hyphenation

o·rate

Synonyms

speak, harangue, preach, address, expound, grandstand, lecture, moralize, pontificate, sermonize, talk, vociferate

Etymology

[ o-'rAt, O-; 'or-"At, 'Or- ] (intransitive verb.) circa 1600. Back formation from oration, from Latin ōrātiō (“speech, discourse, oration”) ōrātus (“spoken, orated”) ōrō (“speak, pray”).

Tenses

orates, orating, orated