lecture

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. address, discourse, expound; reprove, rebuke, scold.

See teaching, disapprobation, speech.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A speech]

Syn. discourse, address, talk; see speech 3 .

2. [A reprimand]

Syn. rebuke, talking-to, dressing-down; see rebuke .

See Synonym Study at speech . v.

1. [To give a speech]

Syn. talk, speak, expound; see address 2 , teach 1 .

2. [To rebuke]

Syn. scold, reprimand, admonish, chide, take to task*, upbraid, chew out*, give a good talking to*; give a going-over*, give a piece of one's mind*; see also censure , scold .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. talk address, speech, discussion, discourse, oration, disquisition, sermon, lesson, instruction.

2. scolding *dressing down, reprimand, rebuke, criticism, reproach, *talking-to, remonstrance, admonishment, sermon.

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v.

1. talk give a speech, address, discuss, discourse, orate, give a lesson, give instruction, expound, preach, hold forth.

2. scold *dress down, reprimand, rebuke, criticize, reproach, remonstrate, admonish, sermonize, preach.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A usually formal oral communication to an audience: address, allocution, declamation, oration, prelection, speech, talk. See WORDS. II verb To talk to an audience formally: address, prelect, speak. Archaic: bespeak. See WORDS.