Synonyms for "orate" (32 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (7)

harangueblah-blahbombastdebatedeclaimdemagoguediscourse

Strong matches (9)

elocuteholdhold forthlecturemouthout-herod herodperorate

Verb(2 words)

harangueoration

Related words (16)

preachrabble-rouserantravereadreciterodomontadesermonizesoapboxspeakspeechifyspielspouttub-thump

Verb(2 words)

preachtalk

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries

speaktalk

Synonyms

3 entries

haranguepreachspeak

Related terms

7 entries

exorateoralorationoratororatoryoratrixperorate

etymologically related_to

1 entries

oration

manner of

1 entries

talk

related to

9 entries

oracyoralorationoratororatorypassionatelypreachspeakspeech

Translations

29 translations across 7 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• ораторствувам verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)

Finnish

4 entries

• paasata verb (to speak passionately; to preach)
• pitää puhe verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)
• puhua verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)
• saarnata verb (to speak passionately; to preach)

French

4 entries

• admonester verb (to speak passionately; to preach)
• discourir verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)
• disserter verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)
• délivrer un laïus verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)

Italian

2 entries

• fare la predica verb (to speak passionately; to preach)
• vituperare verb (to speak passionately; to preach)

Māori

4 entries

• kauwhau verb (to speak passionately; to preach)
• whaiki verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)
• whaikupu verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)
• whaikōrero verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)

Russian

2 entries

• горячо́ убежда́ть verb (to speak passionately; to preach)
• произноси́ть речь verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)

Spanish

4 entries

• amonestar verb (to speak passionately; to preach)
• arengar verb (to speak passionately; to preach)
• disertar verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)
• perorar verb (to speak formally; to give a speech)

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