preach
/priːtʃ/ verbDefinition
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
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