orate

orate

verb

Definition of ORATE

1

to talk as if giving an important and formal speech <given the opportunity, many politicians will orate at considerable length on just about any subject>

Synonyms declaim, discourse, harangue, mouth (off), perorate

Related Words rant, rave; bloviate, blow; lecture, preach, sermonize; advertise, announce, broadcast, declare, proclaim, pronounce; speak, speechify, talk

2

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject <the respected anthropologist is expected to orate about her latest research findings before a packed auditorium>

Synonyms declaim, descant, discourse, expatiate, harangue, lecture, orate, speak

Related Words recite, soliloquize; dissert, expound, pontificate, sermonize; mouth, spout; filibuster