orate

verb

Meaning

Deliver a formal, often long-winded or pompous speech.

Examples

He loves to orate on the importance of civic duty whenever he gets a captive audience.
The professor continued to orate for nearly an hour, ignoring the students' restless shifting.

Synonyms: speak, talk, address, declaim

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orate

verb

Pronunciation: ɔːˈreɪt

Definition

Deliver a formal, often long-winded or pompous speech.

Examples

He loves to orate on the importance of civic duty whenever he gets a captive audience.
The professor continued to orate for nearly an hour, ignoring the students' restless shifting.
She was asked to orate at the graduation ceremony, but she kept her remarks concise.

How to Use orate

orate on (prepositional phrase): to speak at length about a specific topic — "He loves to orate on the history of the local town."
orate to (prepositional phrase): to deliver a speech toward a specific audience — "The leader stepped forward to orate to the masses."

Synonyms of orate

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