Partly borrowed from Latin ōrātus, perfect passive participle of ōrō (“to speak; to pray”) and/or partly back-formation from oration, from Latin ōrātiō (“speech, discourse, oration”); either way, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Latin or- + -ate.
Partly borrowed from Latin ōrātus, perfect passive participle of ōrō (“to speak; to pray”) and/or partly back-formation from oration, from Latin ōrātiō (“speech, discourse, oration”); either way, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Latin or- + -ate.
Meanings
To speak formally; to give a speech.
To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.
fr discourir (to speak formally; to give a speech) · fr pontifier (to speak formally; to give a speech) · fi pitää puhe (to speak formally; to give a speech) · mi whaikōrero (to speak formally; to give a speech) · fr pérorer (to speak formally; to give a speech) · fr vitupérer (to speak passionately; to preach) · fr délivrer un laïus (to speak formally; to give a speech) · fi paasata (to speak passionately; to preach) · mi whaiki (to speak formally; to give a speech) · fi saarnata (to speak passionately; to preach) · it fare la predica (to speak passionately; to preach) · fr disserter (to speak formally; to give a speech) · fr laïusser (to speak formally; to give a speech) · bg ораторствувам (to speak formally; to give a speech) · mi kauwhau (to speak passionately; to preach) · it vituperare (to speak passionately; to preach) · mi whaikupu (to speak formally; to give a speech) · es sermonear (to speak passionately; to preach) · es amonestar (to speak passionately; to preach) · unm wëlaptunhe (to speak formally; to give a speech) · ru произноси́ть речь (to speak formally; to give a speech) · ru горячо́ убежда́ть (to speak passionately; to preach) · es pontificar (to speak formally; to give a speech) · es arengar (to speak passionately; to preach) · es perorar (to speak formally; to give a speech) · fr admonester (to speak passionately; to preach) · es vituperar (to speak passionately; to preach) · es disertar (to speak formally; to give a speech) · fi puhua (to speak formally; to give a speech) · fr haranguer (to speak passionately; to preach)