lecture
verb /ˈlek.tʃər/
/-tʃɚ/ Definition
C2 [I] to give a formal talk to a group of people, often at a university: For ten years she lectured in law. She travelled widely in North America, lecturing on women's rights.Lecturing and addressing › [T] to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize their behaviour: His parents used to lecture him on his table manners.Chastising and rebukingTalking angrily
(Definition of lecture verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ad-lib verb
- angle verb (DIRECT)
- extemporize verb
- floor noun (OPEN SPACE)
- harangue verb
- hold forth phrasal verb
- jawbone verb
- lecture noun
- maiden speech noun
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- speak verb (FORMAL TALK)
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- talk at sb phrasal verb
- talk noun
- valediction noun
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