orate

(ō rāt, ôrat′)

intransitive verb orated, orating

to make an oration; speak in a pompous or bombastic manner: a humorously derogatory term

Origin: back-form. < oration

See orate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb o·rat·ed, o·rat·ing, o·rates
To speak in a formal, often pompous manner.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ōrāre, ōrāt-, to pray, speak publicly

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