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Definition of: prate
(prāt) v. prat·ed, prat·ing v.i.
To talk idly and at length; chatter.
—v.t. To utter idly or emptily. See synonyms under BABBLE.
—noun Idle talk; prattle. [<Cf. MDu. & MLG praten chatter, ON prata talk]
—prat′er noun
—prat′ing·ly adverb
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