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Synonyms for orate

Most common

preach oration harangue

All synonyms

Verb

1. Preach — to speak passionately; to preach for or against something

preach, harangue, oration

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.

Related words

Word family
oral oration orator oratory

Forms

Past participle
orated
e.g. orated → preached, harangued, orationed…

Example sentences

  • preach The main duty of a priest is to preach in church.
  • oration His great oration was like pearls before swine.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
oratefalling
preachrising
orationsteady
haranguesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
preach1
7 letters
oration3
8 letters
harangue2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oration3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
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