Word Information

Lecture

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Definitions for Lecture

noun
a speech that is open to the public
Synonyms
public lecture talk
Examples
  1. he attended a lecture on telecommunications
noun
a lengthy rebuke
Synonyms
speech talking to
Examples
  1. a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
  2. the teacher gave him a talking to
noun
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
Synonyms
verb
deliver a lecture or talk
Synonyms
Examples
  1. She will talk at Rutgers next week
  2. Did you ever lecture at Harvard?
verb
censure severely or angrily
Synonyms
call on the carpet take to task rebuke rag trounce reprimand jaw dress down call down scold chide berate bawl out remonstrate chew out chew up have words lambaste lambast
Examples
  1. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
  2. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
  3. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

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