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(ô-rāt', ō-rāt', ôr'āt', ōr'-) 
intr.v., o·rat·ed, o·rat·ing, o·rates.
To speak in a formal, often pompous manner.
intr.v., o·rat·ed, o·rat·ing, o·rates.
To speak in a formal, often pompous manner.
[Latin ōrāre, ōrāt-, to pray, speak publicly.]
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- Modes and Manners of Expression - orate: speak pompously; make a formal speech
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Orate
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - holde tale
Français (French)
v. intr. - discourir (sout), pérorer (péj)
Deutsch (German)
v. - Rede halten
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αγορεύω, δημηγορώ, ρητορεύω
Italiano (Italian)
arringare, perorare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - discursar, falar empolado
Русский (Russian)
разглагольствовать
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - perorar, arengar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hålla tal, orera
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
演讲, 用演说的腔调说
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 演講, 用演說的腔調說
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 연설하다, 연설조로 말하다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يلقي خطبه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - נאם
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