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prate
(prāt)intr.v. prat·ed, prat·ing, prates
To talk idly and at length; chatter: "Your eccentric fools who prate about method without understanding it" (Edgar Allan Poe).
[Middle English praten, from Middle Dutch prāten.]
prat′er n.
prat′ing·ly adv.
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prate
(preɪt)vb
1. (intr) to talk idly and at length; chatter
2. (tr) to utter in an idle or empty way
n
idle or trivial talk; prattle; chatter
[C15: of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch prāten, Icelandic and Norwegian prata, Danish prate]
ˈprater n
ˈpratingly adv
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prate
(preɪt)v. prat•ed, prat•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble.
v.t. 2. to utter in empty or foolish talk.
n. 3. the act of prating.
4. empty or foolish talk.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle Dutch praeten. compare prattle]
prat′er, n.
prat′ing•ly, adv.
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Past participle: prated
Gerund: prating
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Noun | 1. | prate - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
Verb | 1. | prate - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly blabber, palaver, piffle, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter |
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prate
verb1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly:
1. Unintelligible or foolish talk:
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