English dictionary
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English verb: preach | |||
| 1. | preach (communication) deliver a sermon | ||
| Samples | The minister is not preaching this Sunday. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue preach | ||
| Synonyms | prophesy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something ----s to somebody. Somebody ----s on something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lecture, talk | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | evangelise, evangelize | ||
| 2. | preach (communication) speak, plead, or argue in favor of | ||
| Samples | The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house. | ||
| Synonyms | advocate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exhort, press, urge, urge on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | moralise, moralize, preachify, sermonise, sermonize | ||
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