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English verb: hold forth

1. hold forth (communication) talk at length and formally about a topic


SamplesThe speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England.


Synonymsdiscourse, dissertate


Pattern of useSomebody ----s on something


Broader (hypernym)speak, talk









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