Lemma 1oro, orare, oravi, oratus
verb
to burnMorphology
present infinitive activeor + are · regular
present indicative passive 2nd singularor + are · regular
present imperative passive 2nd singularor + are · regular
Lewis & Short
ōro, āvi, ātum, 1, , [1. os, to speak]Müll.
(so obsol.): Müll.
To treat, argue, plead as an ambassador, advocate, ; , but very rare.
Of oratorical speaking, eloquence ( in Quint.): ars orandi, the oratorical art, art of oratory, Quint. prooem. § 4.
To pray, beg, beseech, entreat one (the predom. signif. in all periods and styles; : rogo, obsecro, obtestor, supplico, precor); constr. usually with of the pers. and of the thing, and with ut, ne (the less constructions, ).
With of the pers. and of the thing.
With of the pers. only: virginem orare, Liv. Andron. P: cum desubito me orat mulier, Enn. (Cax. 9 Vahl.)
With of the thing for which one asks.
With ut: rogat oratque te Chrysogone, ut, — With — With ne. — With the — With and of person — With or an object-clause. — With ab and of a person, followed by ut or ne. — With cum aliquo: quod tecum pater orat, Enn. Müll. (Ann. 20 Vahl.); cited above, II. A. — With pro and the
Oro te, I pray thee, prithee, parenthetically, a formula of politeness ( quaeso)
To pray, to supplicate God ( ); — More often neutr. — Hence, P. a. as : ōrans, antis, , an orator.