Prate vs Pate - What's the difference?
prate | pate |
To talk much and to little purpose; to chatter; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly; to babble.
* Dryden
(somewhat, archaic) The head, particularly the top or crown.
(archaic) Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities.
* 1598 , , by Shakespeare
* 1610 , , act 4 scene 1
(finely-ground paste of meat, fish, etc.)
The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.
As nouns the difference between prate and pate
is that prate is talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaning loquacity while pate is .As a verb prate
is to talk much and to little purpose; to chatter; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly; to babble.prate
English
Derived terms
* prater * pratingly * prattle * prattlerVerb
(prat)- What nonsense would the fool, thy master, prate , / When thou, his knave, canst talk at such a rate!
Synonyms
* blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prattle, twaddleReferences
* (etymology) prate'', in ''Compact Oxford English Dictionary . * (etymolohy) prate'', in ''The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language .Anagrams
* ----pate
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (attested since around 1200), perhaps a shortened form of (etyl) patene'' or .Noun
(en noun)- He had a shiny, bald pate .
- I am resolved; 'tis but a three years' fast:
- The mind shall banquet, though the body pine:
- Fat paunches have lean pates , and dainty bits
- Make rich the ribs, but bankrupt quite the wits.
- I thank thee for that jest: here's a garment
- for't: wit shall not go unrewarded while I am king of
- this country: 'Steal by line and level,' is an excellent
- pass of pate : there's another garment for't.