Speak vs. Orate

Speakverb

(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.

Speakverb

(intransitive) To have a conversation.

Speakverb

(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.

Speakverb

(intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.

Speakverb

(transitive) To be able to communicate in a language.

Speakverb

(transitive) To utter.

Speakverb

(transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.

Speakverb

To understand (as though it were a language).

Speakverb

(intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.

Speakverb

To address; to accost; to speak to.

Speaknoun

language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.

Speaknoun

Speach, conversation.

Speaknoun

(dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.

Speakverb

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.

Speakverb

To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.

Speakverb

To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally.

Speakverb

To discourse; to make mention; to tell.

Speakverb

To give sound; to sound.

Speakverb

To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.

Speakverb

To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings.

Speakverb

To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense.

Speakverb

To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way.

Speakverb

To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin.

Speakverb

To address; to accost; to speak to.

Speakverb

express in speech;

Speakverb

exchange thoughts; talk with;

Speakverb

use language;

Speakverb

give a speech to;

Speakverb

make a characteristic or natural sound;

Speakverb

say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling

Speakverb

have a conversation

Speakverb

utter (a word, message, etc.)

Speakverb

communicate in or be able to communicate in (a specified language)

Speakverb

make a speech or contribute to a debate

Speakverb

express the views or position of (another)

Speakverb

convey one's views or position indirectly

Speakverb

answer (a question) or address (an issue or problem)

Speakverb

mention or discuss in speech or writing

Speakverb

talk to in order to reprove or advise

Speakverb

talk to in order to give or obtain information

Speakverb

discuss or comment on formally

Speakverb

appeal or relate to

Speakverb

(of behaviour, an object, etc.) serve as evidence for something

Speakverb

show (someone or something) to be in a particular state or to possess a certain quality

Speakverb

(of a musical instrument or other object) make a sound when functioning

Speakverb

(of a hound) bark.

Orateverb

To speak formally; to give a speech.

Orateverb

To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.

Orateadjective

Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.

Orateverb

talk pompously