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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak to a formal gathering |
| Synonyms: | approach, bespeak, call, deliver speech, deliver talk, discourse, discuss, get on a soapbox, give speech, give talk, greet, hail, lecture, memorialize, orate, pitch, pontificate, root for, sermonize, spiel*, spout, stump, take the floor, talk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | talk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | address group |
| Synonyms: | accost, deliver a speech, discourse, give a talk, give speech, harangue, hold forth, induce, influence, lecture, orate, persuade, pitch, prelect, sermonize, speak, spiel*, spout, stump, sway* |
| Antonyms: | listen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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