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• UK: /ɔːˈɹeɪt/
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• UK: /əˈɹeɪt/
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• US: /ˈɔɹ.eɪt/
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• US: /ɔˈɹeɪt/
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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.

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: ораторствувам (oratorstvuvam) — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Finnish: puhua — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Finnish: pitää puhe — to speak formally; to give a speech
• French: discourir — to speak formally; to give a speech
• French: pontifier — to speak formally; to give a speech
• French: délivrer un laïus — to speak formally; to give a speech
• French: laïusser — to speak formally; to give a speech
• French: disserter — to speak formally; to give a speech
• French: pérorer — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Māori: whaikōrero — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Māori: whaikupu — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Māori: whaiki — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Russian: произноси́ть речь (proiznosítʹ) — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Spanish: disertar — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Spanish: perorar — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Spanish: pontificar — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Unami: wëlaptunhe — to speak formally; to give a speech
• Finnish: saarnata — to speak passionately; to preach
• Finnish: paasata — to speak passionately; to preach
• French: haranguer — to speak passionately; to preach
• French: vitupérer — to speak passionately; to preach
• French: admonester — to speak passionately; to preach
• Italian: vituperare — to speak passionately; to preach
• Italian: fare la predica — to speak passionately; to preach
• Māori: kauwhau — to speak passionately; to preach
• Russian: горячо́ убежда́ть (gorjačó) — to speak passionately; to preach
• Spanish: arengar — to speak passionately; to preach
• Spanish: sermonear — to speak passionately; to preach
• Spanish: vituperar — to speak passionately; to preach
• Spanish: amonestar — to speak passionately; to preach