prate

Meanings

• Verb

  To speak at length without good reason or sense; gossip; chatter.

  - "He prates on about the weather."
  - "She enjoys prating with her friends."

• Noun

  A place where one sells or trades; market.

  - "The prate was bustling with activity."
  - "He went to the prate to sell his goods."

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Synonyms

blabber

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with prate
ate , fate , hate

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Variants

List of all variants of prate that leads to same result
prate , prated , prater , praters , prates , prating , pratingly

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Etymology

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Old English pratian, prate, from pratt, prat, chatter.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'prate' is derived from Old English 'pratian', which means 'to chatter'.

2. In some dialects, the word 'prate' can also mean a market or trading place.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gossip: Prate is related to gossip, as both involve talking excessively about others or about trivial matters.

2. Chatter: Prate is also related to chatter, as both involve talking without good reason or sense.

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Culture

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Prate has been used in literature to depict excessive talking, often without substance. In some contexts, it can also refer to a marketplace or trading place.

How to Memorize "prate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone talking excessively about unimportant topics.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a busy marketplace.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'prate' starts with the letter 'p', as in 'prating' or 'prattling'.

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