talk vs prate

talk and prate both are nouns.

talk and prate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
talk	Yes	No	Yes	No
prate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prate is a hyponym of talk; that is, prate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than talk:

talk: express in speech
prate: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Other hyponyms of talk include read, phonate, vocalise, vocalize, troll, begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep, speak up, snap, snarl, enthuse, speak in tongues, swallow, verbalise, verbalize, whiff, talk about, talk of, blubber, blubber out, drone, drone on, bumble, falter, stammer, stutter, rasp, blunder, blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, inflect, modulate, tone, deliver, present, generalise, generalize, blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, chatter, jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, open up, snivel, whine, murmur, maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter, slur, bark, bay, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, cackle, babble, chant, intone, tone, gulp, sing, talmbout.

talk (noun)	prate (noun)
the act of giving a talk to an audience	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
an exchange of ideas via conversation
idle gossip or rumor
a speech that is open to the public
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

talk (verb)	prate (verb)
express in speech	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
exchange thoughts; talk with
reveal information
use language
deliver a lecture or talk
divulge confidential information or secrets

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