oratePronunciation: /ˈɔːreɪt, ɒˈreɪt/Definition of orate verb [no object] make a speech, especially pompously or at length: Hamlet thinks, speaks, orates, and acts [with direct speech]:‘Lend me your ears,’ Fred oratedOrigin: early 17th century: back-formation from orationorate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of orate in the US English dictionary
