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preach

/ preach /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
speak, plead, or argue in favour of
"The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
Type of:
urge urge on press
Kinds of:
sermonize sermonise preachify moralize moralise
Derived:
advocate advocator proponent exponent advocacy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb Sense 2
deliver a sermon
"The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
Type of:
lecture talk
Kinds of:
evangelize evangelise
Derived:
homily preachment preacher preacher man sermonizer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
Semantic Complexity
28%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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urge urge on press sermonize sermonise preachify moralize moralise lecture talk evangelize evangelise