different between drate vs orate

English

Alternative forms

• drait (17?^th century); dret (18?^th century)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dr?t, IPA^(key): /d?e?t/

Verb

drate

1. simple past tense of drite

References

• “drite, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• E-tard, adret, dater, derat, rated, tared, trade, tread

English

Etymology

Back formation from oration, from Latin ?r?ti? (“speech, discourse, oration”), from ?r?tus (“spoken, orated”), from ?r? (“speak, pray”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????e?t/, /???e?t/, /???e?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???.e?t/, /???e?t/
• ,
• Rhymes: -e?t

Verb

orate (third-person singular simple present orates, present participle orating, simple past and past participle orated)

1. To speak formally; to give a speech.
2. To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.

Synonyms

• (to speak formally): speak
• (to speak passionately): harangue, preach

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

orate (comparative more orate, superlative most orate)

1. Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.

Anagrams

• Erato, oater

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

orate f pl

1. plural of orata

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

orate

1. feminine plural of orato

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Participle

orate

1. feminine plural of orato

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

orate

1. inflection of orare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Anagrams

• aorte, rateo, rateò, reato, rotea, torea

Latin

Participle

?r?te

1. vocative masculine singular of ?r?tus

Verb

?r?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?r?

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan orat, from a derivative of Latin aura, in the sense of an ill or unhealthy air or aura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o??ate/, [o??a.t?e]

Noun

orate m or f (plural orates)

1. (derogatory) a crazy person