preach

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. deliver a sermon (Freq. 9)
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
• Syn:
prophesy
• Derivationally related forms:
preachment, preacher, preaching
• Hypernyms:
lecture, talk
• Hyponyms:
evangelize, evangelise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Something ----s to somebody
- Somebody ----s on something
- Sam and Sue preach
2. speak, plead, or argue in favor of (Freq. 4)
- The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house
• Syn:
advocate
• Derivationally related forms:
advocator (for: advocate), advocate (for: advocate), advocacy (for: advocate), preaching
• Hypernyms:
urge, urge on, press, exhort
• Hyponyms:
sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s to somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  advocate, prophesy