Associations to the word «Orate»

Wiktionary

ORATE, verb. To speak formally; to give a speech.
ORATE, verb. To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.
ORATE, adjective. Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.

Dictionary definition

ORATE, verb. Talk pompously.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky