orate

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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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: talk pompously

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - holde tale

Nederlands (Dutch)
oreren

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

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 演説する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلقي خطبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נאם‬

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