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orate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of orate

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

Words Related to orate

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 of orate

declaim, descant, discourse, expatiate, harangue, lecture, speak, talk

Words Related to orate

recite, soliloquize

dissert, expound, pontificate, sermonize

Phrases Synonymous with orate

hold forth, take the floor

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