prate

Pronunciation: /pɹeɪt/

The English word “prate” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.

verb

To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.

Etymology

From Middle English praten; either inherited from Old English prætt or borrowed via Middle Dutch or Middle Low German praten (from Old Saxon *pratt), all from Proto-West Germanic *prattu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *prattuz (“idle or boastful talk, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *bred- (“to wander, rove”). Related to Dutch praten (“to talk, chat”), Low German praten, dated German…

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