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Orate vs Ovate - What's the difference?

orate | ovate |

As adjectives the difference between orate and ovate

is that orate is competent in oracy; having good speaking skills while ovate is shaped like an egg.

As a verb orate

is to speak formally; to give a speech.

orate

English

Verb

  • To speak formally; to give a speech.
  • To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.

    • Synonyms

    * (to speak formally) speak * (to speak passionately) harangue, preach

    Related terms

    * oral * oration * orator * oratory

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    ovate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Shaped like an egg.
  • (botany) Egg-shaped, with the broadest extremity near the base.

    • Derived terms

    * obovate

    Synonyms

    * egg-shaped * ovoid