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lecturing

n. teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

speech, talking to

n. a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

talk, public lecture

n. a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

advocate, preach

v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

discourse, sermon, preaching

n. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

address, speech

n. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

rant, harangue, ranting

n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

censure, animadversion

n. harsh criticism or disapproval

comment, commentary

n. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"

rant, harangue, ranting

n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

address, turn to, speak to

v. speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

talk, speak

v. use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"

talk, speak

v. exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

rag, jaw, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, scold, dress down, chide, berate, lambaste, lambast, remonstrate with, jaw at, chew up, bawl out, chew out, have words with

v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

caution, admonish

v. warn strongly; put on guard

discourse, converse

v. carry on a conversation

proclaim, promulgate, exclaim

v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

pontificate, talk pompously

v. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"

order, dictate, prescribe

v. issue commands or orders for

champion, defend

v. protect or fight for as a champion

encourage, give courage to, be encouraging to

v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

support, patronage, patronize

v. be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"

recommend, commend

v. express a good opinion of

approve, judge commendable, approve of

v. judge to be right or commendable; think well of

counsel, advise

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

instruct, apprise, apprize

v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

invite, tempt

v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

urge, advocate, recommend

v. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

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