orate

orate Definition

orate (ō rāt′, ôr′at′)

intransitive verb orat′·ed, orat′·ing

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

Etymology: back-form. < oration

orate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

anima: Over the south chancel window of Wetheral church is the inscription: ' Orate pro anima Willelmi Thornton abbatis. '58 Valor Eccl.

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