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o·rate
(ô-rāt′, ō-rāt′, ôr′āt′)intr.v. o·rat·ed, o·rat·ing, o·rates
To speak in a formal, often pompous manner.
[Latin ōrāre, ōrāt-, to pray, speak publicly.]
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orate
(ɔːˈreɪt)vb (intr)
1. to make or give an oration
2. to speak pompously and lengthily
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o•rate
(ɔˈreɪt, oʊˈreɪt, ˈɔr eɪt, ˈoʊr eɪt)v.i., v.t. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
to deliver an oration, esp. to speak pompously.
[1590–1600]
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orate
Past participle: orated
Gerund: orating
| Imperative |
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| orate |
| orate |
| Present |
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| I orate |
| you orate |
| he/she/it orates |
| we orate |
| you orate |
| they orate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I orated |
| you orated |
| he/she/it orated |
| we orated |
| you orated |
| they orated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am orating |
| you are orating |
| he/she/it is orating |
| we are orating |
| you are orating |
| they are orating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have orated |
| you have orated |
| he/she/it has orated |
| we have orated |
| you have orated |
| they have orated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was orating |
| you were orating |
| he/she/it was orating |
| we were orating |
| you were orating |
| they were orating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had orated |
| you had orated |
| he/she/it had orated |
| we had orated |
| you had orated |
| they had orated |
| Future |
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| I will orate |
| you will orate |
| he/she/it will orate |
| we will orate |
| you will orate |
| they will orate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have orated |
| you will have orated |
| he/she/it will have orated |
| we will have orated |
| you will have orated |
| they will have orated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be orating |
| you will be orating |
| he/she/it will be orating |
| we will be orating |
| you will be orating |
| they will be orating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been orating |
| you have been orating |
| he/she/it has been orating |
| we have been orating |
| you have been orating |
| they have been orating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been orating |
| you will have been orating |
| he/she/it will have been orating |
| we will have been orating |
| you will have been orating |
| they will have been orating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been orating |
| you had been orating |
| he/she/it had been orating |
| we had been orating |
| you had been orating |
| they had been orating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would orate |
| you would orate |
| he/she/it would orate |
| we would orate |
| you would orate |
| they would orate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have orated |
| you would have orated |
| he/she/it would have orated |
| we would have orated |
| you would have orated |
| they would have orated |
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Verb 1. orate - talk pompously
bloviate - orate verbosely and windily
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