orate
Hold forth publicly
To orate is to speak formally and at length, typically in a public setting.
The word often carries a slightly mocking tone, suggesting the speaker is being pompous or long-winded: He orated for an hour about fiscal responsibility.
The neutral noun is oration; the person is an orator.
Speak rhetorically, dramatically
- proclaimDeclare officially and openly
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
- declareState officially
- addressSpeak to formally
speechify · expound · perorate · monologue · soliloquy · tribune · rhetor · stump
Raised platform for speakers
- professorSenior university teacher
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- academicRelating to education or theory
discourse · classroom · students · lectern · auditorium · symposium · keynote · commencement
Church speaking platform
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- gospelSacred choral tradition
clergy · evangelize · minister · pastor · church · revival · fire-and-brimstone · hellfire
Affectedly grand in manner
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
turgid · declamatory · magniloquent · overwrought · verbose · highfalutin · flowery · grandiose
Cause to believe
- argueVerbally oppose another's view
- debateFormal argument on issues
- influencePower to affect others
- swayRock back and forth
appeal · motivate · rally · rouse · implore · advocate · entreat · urge
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
rhetorical · polished · graceful · mellifluous · eloquent · poised · compelling · stirring
declaim
Speak rhetorically, dramatically
address · speechify · expound · perorate · monologue · soliloquy · tribune · rhetor · stump · platform
podium
Raised platform for speakers
- professorSenior university teacher
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- presentationFormal display to viewers
academic · discourse · classroom · students · lectern · auditorium · symposium · keynote · commencement · valedictory
pulpit
Church speaking platform
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
gospel · clergy · evangelize · minister · pastor · church · revival · fire-and-brimstone · hellfire · proselytize
pompous
Affectedly grand in manner
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
pretentious · turgid · declamatory · magniloquent · overwrought · verbose · highfalutin · flowery · grandiose · purple
convince
Cause to believe
sway · appeal · motivate · rally · rouse · implore · advocate · entreat · urge · campaign
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- persuasiveAble to convince others
silver-tongued · rhetorical · polished · graceful · mellifluous · eloquent · poised · compelling · stirring · moving
oratelisten
Perceive sound attentively
be silent · hold one's tongue · stay mum · keep quiet · hear
- famous oratorsAcclaimed public speakers
- funeral orationSpeech praising the deceased
- epideictic oratoryRhetoric of praise/blame
- oratory skillsAbility to speak persuasively
- political oratoryPublic persuasion by officials
- public oratorsThose who speak publicly
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