/ preɪt; NAmE / verb
[ v ] prate (on) (about sth) ( old-fashioned , disapproving ) to talk too much in a stupid or boring way
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Middle Dutch , Middle Low German praten , probably of imitative origin.
/ preɪt; NAmE / verb
[ v ] prate (on) (about sth) ( old-fashioned , disapproving ) to talk too much in a stupid or boring way
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Middle Dutch , Middle Low German praten , probably of imitative origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005