We've found 12 phrases for orate (0.116 seconds):

bear out »    To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.

cook up »    To manufacture; to falsify; to devise an elaborate lie.

do out »    to redecorate; to adorn

do up »    To redecorate a room etc.

dress up »    To decorate; to prettify.

dry out »    To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.

go to pot »    To decline or deteriorate.

go to seed »    To deteriorate; to decline into an unkempt or debased condition.

go to the dogs »    To decline or deteriorate.

ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny »    (biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.

song and dance »    An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.

wear out »    To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.

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