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HOLD FORTH
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Talk at length and formally about a topic
Example:
The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England
Synonyms:
discourse; dissertate; hold forth
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "hold forth" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s on something