v. i.
To prate and talk for life and honor. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
And make a fool presume to prate of love. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To utter foolishly; to speak without reason or purpose; to chatter, or babble. [ 1913 Webster ]
What nonsense would the fool, thy master, prate,
When thou, his knave, canst talk at such a rate ! Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Akin to LG. & D. praat, Sw. prat. ] Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaning loquacity. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sick of tops, and poetry, and prate. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Talkative. [ R. ] W. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who prates. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]