to prate
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9.9
- verb
- /preɪt/
- Literature
:
hablar sin parar
- "That dissidents are left to prate on about their opinions, unscathed by the identification they should bear."
Examples
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And you prate to me of love.
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They tend to prate on and on about their weekend plans without considering what anyone else might want to discuss.
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During the meeting, Karen prated endlessly about the weather, ignoring the real issues at hand.
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While they prate about trivial gossip, important decisions remain unaddressed in the community.
Synonyms
86
2.7
To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things
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5.0
To talk for a long time without stopping, often giving too many details
15
6.2
Talk for a long time in an unclear way about small unimportant things
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8.0
To talk a lot in a silly way that makes little sense
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8.4
To talk on and on in a silly way about unimportant things
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8.1
To talk about something for too long and say the same things again
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7.8
To talk too much and tell secrets carelessly
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6.6
To talk for a long time about small boring things
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8.4
To talk quickly about small, unimportant things
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7.1
To talk a lot about small unimportant things, often about other people
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7.9
To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you
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9.4
To talk for a long time about unimportant things
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9.9
To talk a long time in a silly or unimportant way
To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a silly way
To talk in a slow, unclear way about unimportant things
Talk in a light, silly way about other people
To talk or act in a silly, unimportant way
To talk a lot about unimportant things
How Meaningful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb prate comes from an old Dutch word praten meaning 'to talk' and is like the English word prattle, which suggests talking on and on about little things. So to prate is to talk too much about small, unimportant things.