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HOLD FORTH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Talk at length and formally about a topic

Example:

The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England

Synonyms:

discourse; dissertate; hold forth

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "hold forth" is one way to...):

speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s on something

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