Lecture (Verb)
Meaning 1
Deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Related Words
Meaning 2
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
- Trounce
- Jaw
- Have Words
- Call On The Carpet
- Call Down
- Chide
- Dress Down
- Lambaste
- Chew Out
- Rebuke
- Rag
- Bawl Out
- Chew Up
- Scold
- Berate
- Lambast
- Take To Task
- Reprimand
- Remonstrate