| n. | 1. | The act of reading; |
| 2. | A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon. | |
| 3. | A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority. | |
| 4. | (Eng. Universities) A rehearsal of a lesson. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To read or deliver a lecture to. |
| 2. | To reprove formally and with authority. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To deliver a lecture or lectures. |
| Noun | 1. | lecture - a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"Synonyms: public lecture, talk |
| 2. | lecture - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" Synonyms: talking to, speech | |
| 3. | lecture - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)Synonyms: lecturing | |
| Verb | 1. | lecture - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" Synonyms: talk |
| 2. | lecture - 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" Synonyms: call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, trounce, remonstrate, jaw, rag |
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