preach

/priːtʃ/ verb

Definition

RELIGION [I, T] › to talk to a group of people about a religious subject, usually as a priest in a church: to preach the gospel Many people had come to hear him preach.

PERSUADE [I] › to try to persuade people to believe or support something, often in an annoying way → See also practise what you preach

(Definition of preach verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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