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What is the verb for preach?

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preach
  1. (intransitive) To give a sermon.
  2. (transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
  3. (transitive) To advise or recommend earnestly.
  4. (transitive) To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. sermonise, sermonize, address, declaim, evangelise, evangelize, expatiate, orate, perorate, speak, talk, discourse, gospelize, homilize, lecture, spout, deliver, give a sermon, deliver sermon, give sermon, preach a sermon, spread the gospel, deliver an address, address a congregation, pontificate, sound off, spiel, harangue, speechify, mouth off, hold forth, drone on, preachify, give an address, give a speech, make a speech, give a talk, expound, jaw, stump, get on a soapbox, make a statement, give a lecture, address an audience, descant, rant, fulminate, argue, go on, say something … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Pastors preach against such beliefs and expectations in village churches on a weekly basis.”
      “They constantly preach about the moral failings of the rest of us, yet they keep getting caught with their own pants down.”
      “How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things.”
preachify
  1. to preach didactically; to sermonize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. discourse, speak, lecture, orate, talk, declaim, harangue, expatiate, sermonise, sermonize, spiel, spout, descant, pontificate, preach, perorate, expound, speechify, explain, elaborate, develop, enlarge, argue, comment, expand, dissertate, lucubrate, commentate, dissert, remark, treat, voice, hold forth, mouth off, sound off, give an address, give a talk, give a speech, write learnedly, write at length, dilate upon, drone on, jaw, recite, address, rant, get on a soapbox, go on, prelect, deliver … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Soon as the gals and I get the dishes done, we'll be out to hear Abe preachify.”
preaching
  1. present participle of preach
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sermonising, sermonizing, addressing, declaiming, evangelising, evangelizing, expatiating, orating, perorating, speaking, talking, discoursing, gospelizing, homilizing, lecturing, spouting, delivering, giving a sermon, delivering sermon, giving sermon, preaching a sermon, spreading the gospel, delivering an address, pontificating, sounding off, spieling, haranguing, holding forth, speechifying, mouthing off, preachifying, expounding, droning on, getting on a soapbox, giving an address, giving a speech, making a speech, giving a talk, jawing, stumping, going on, making a statement, giving a lecture, addressing an audience, pronouncing, descanting, ranting, teaching, fulminating, arguing … more
preachifies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preachify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. discourses, speaks, lectures, orates, talks, declaims, harangues, expatiates, sermonises, sermonizes, spiels, spouts, descants, pontificates, preaches, perorates, expounds, speechifies, explains, elaborates, develops, enlarges, argues, comments, expands, dissertates, lucubrates, commentates, disserts, remarks, treats, voices, holds forth, mouths off, sounds off, gives an address, gives a talk, gives a speech, writes learnedly, writes at length, dilates upon, drones on, jaws, gets on a soapbox, recites, addresses, rants, moralizes, goes on, moralises … more
preaches
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preach
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sermonises, sermonizes, addresses, declaims, evangelises, evangelizes, expatiates, orates, perorates, speaks, talks, discourses, gospelizes, homilizes, lectures, spouts, delivers, gives a sermon, delivers sermon, gives sermon, preaches a sermon, spreads the gospel, delivers an address, pontificates, sounds off, spiels, harangues, holds forth, speechifies, mouths off, preachifies, expounds, drones on, gets on a soapbox, gives an address, gives a speech, makes a speech, gives a talk, stumps, jaws, goes on, makes a statement, addresses an audience, gives a lecture, pronounces, descants, rants, teaches, fulminates, argues … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Her children are her lifeline, and she constantly preaches togetherness to them.”
      “Yet the former evangelical minister often preaches love and understanding during his political rallies.”
      “Every religion preaches that the essence of all morality is to do good to others.”
preacheth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of preach
preachified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of preachify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. discoursed, spoke, spake, spoken, lectured, orated, talked, declaimed, harangued, expatiated, sermonised, sermonized, spieled, spouted, descanted, pontificated, preached, praught, perorated, expounded, speechified, explained, elaborated, developed, developt, enlarged, argued, commented, expanded, dissertated, lucubrated, commentated, disserted, remarked, treated, voiced, held forth, mouthed off, sounded off, gave an address, given an address, gave a talk, given a talk, gave a speech, given a speech, wrote learnedly, written learnedly, wrote at length, written at length, dilated upon … more
preachest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of preach
praught
  1. (nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of preach
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sermonised, sermonized, addressed, addrest, declaimed, evangelised, evangelized, expatiated, orated, perorated, spoke, spake, spoken, talked, discoursed, gospelized, homilized, lectured, spouted, delivered, gave a sermon, given a sermon, delivered sermon, gave sermon, given sermon, preached a sermon, spread the gospel, delivered an address, pontificated, sounded off, spieled, harangued, held forth, speechified, mouthed off, preachified, expounded, droned on, made a speech, stumped, jawed, made a statement, addressed an audience, pronounced, descanted, ranted, taught, fulminated, argued, spouted off … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?”
      “I went to Balga Corps in the morning, then praught at a youth meeting at Morley Corps in the evening.”
      “They praught in the synagogue every Sabbath, week in, week out.”
preacht
  1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of preach
preached
  1. simple past tense and past participle of preach
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sermonised, sermonized, addressed, addrest, declaimed, evangelised, evangelized, expatiated, orated, perorated, spoke, spake, spoken, talked, discoursed, gospelized, homilized, lectured, spouted, delivered, gave a sermon, given a sermon, delivered sermon, gave sermon, given sermon, preached a sermon, spread the gospel, delivered an address, pontificated, sounded off, spieled, harangued, held forth, speechified, mouthed off, preachified, expounded, droned on, made a speech, stumped, jawed, made a statement, addressed an audience, pronounced, descanted, ranted, taught, fulminated, argued, spouted off … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The process of mutuality begins with valuing the context of God's people in which the kerygma has been preached.”
      “But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.”
      “In this instance we know that Baldwin usually preached in Latin and relied on local interpreters to translate into Welsh.”
preachifying
  1. present participle of preachify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. discoursing, speaking, lecturing, orating, talking, declaiming, haranguing, expatiating, sermonising, sermonizing, spieling, spouting, descanting, pontificating, preaching, perorating, expounding, speechifying, explaining, elaborating, developing, enlarging, arguing, commenting, expanding, dissertating, lucubrating, commentating, disserting, remarking, treating, voicing, holding forth, mouthing off, sounding off, giving an address, giving a talk, giving a speech, writing learnedly, writing at length, dilating upon, droning on, jawing, getting on a soapbox, reciting, addressing, ranting, moralizing, going on, moralising … more
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