orate vs speak

orate and speak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
orate	No	No	Yes	No
speak	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, speak is a hypernym of orate; that is, speak is a word with a broader meaning than orate:

Other hypernyms of orate include talk.

orate (verb)	speak (verb)
talk pompously	express in speech
	exchange thoughts; talk with
	use language
	give a speech to
	make a characteristic or natural sound