Prate

  • 11prate — [prāt] vi. prated, prating [ME praten < MDu, prob. of echoic orig.] to talk much and foolishly; chatter vt. to tell idly; blab n. idle talk; chatter prater n. pratingly adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 12prate — UK [preɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms prate : present tense I/you/we/they prate he/she/it prates present participle prating past tense prated past participle prated an old word meaning to talk in a silly way for a long time about… …

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  • 13prate — intransitive verb (prated; prating) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle Low German pratten to pout Date: 15th century to talk long and idly ; chatter • prate noun • prater noun • pratingly adverb …

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  • 14prate — prater, n. pratingly, adv. /prayt/, v., prated, prating, n. v.i. 1. to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream. v.t. 2. to utter in empty or foolish talk: to prate absurdities with the greatest… …

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  • 15Prate — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is from a nickname for a clever trickster, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century praett , trick; this is found in use as a byname in the 11th Century, the Middle English (1200 1500)… …

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  • 16prate — I. v. n. Prattle, chatter, tattle, babble, gabble, palaver, jabber, be loquacious, be garrulous. II. v. a. Tell (foolishly), babble, utter, prate about. III. n. Prattle, gabble, chatter, twaddle, palaver, idle talk, childish talk, twattle, non… …

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  • 17prate — [c]/preɪt / (say prayt) verb (prated, prating) –verb (i) 1. to talk too much; talk foolishly or pointlessly; chatter; babble. –verb (t) 2. to utter in empty or foolish talk. –noun 3. the act of prating. 4. empty or foolish talk. {late Middle… …

  • 18prate — 1. noun Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaning loquacity. 2. verb To talk much and to little purpose; to chatter; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly; to …

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  • 19prate — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, amphigory, babble, babblement, balderdash, bavardage, bibble babble, blab, blabber, blah blah, blather, blether, blethers, blow, bombast, brag, bull, bullshit, cackle, caquet, caqueterie, chat, chatter,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 20prate — Mawdesley Glossary to speak insolently to an older person, to answer back …

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