Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lecture 
 
  2  senses  of  lecture 
 
  Sense  1 
  lecture,  talk 
  =>  preach,  prophesy 
 
  Sense  2 
  rebuke,  rag,  trounce,  reproof,  lecture,  reprimand,  jaw,  dress  down  scold,  chide,  berate,  bawl  out  remonstrate,  chew  out  chew  up  have  words  lambaste,  lambast 
  =>  chastise,  castigate,  objurgate,  chasten,  correct 
  =>  tell  off  brush  down 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lecture 
 
  2  senses  of  lecture 
 
  Sense  1 
  lecture,  talk 
  =>  preach,  prophesy 
  =>  evangelize,  evangelise 
 
  Sense  2 
  rebuke,  rag,  trounce,  reproof,  lecture,  reprimand,  jaw,  dress  down  scold,  chide,  berate,  bawl  out  remonstrate,  chew  out  chew  up  have  words  lambaste,  lambast 
  =>  chastise,  castigate,  objurgate,  chasten,  correct 
  =>  flame 
  =>  tell  off  brush  down 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lecture 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lecture 
 
  2  senses  of  lecture 
 
  Sense  1 
  lecture,  talk 
  =>  teach,  learn,  instruct 
 
  Sense  2 
  rebuke,  rag,  trounce,  reproof,  lecture,  reprimand,  jaw,  dress  down  scold,  chide,  berate,  bawl  out  remonstrate,  chew  out  chew  up  have  words  lambaste,  lambast 
  =>  criticize,  criticise,  pick  apart 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lecture 
 
  lecture  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lecture 
 
  Sense  1 
  lecture,  talk 
  =>  teach,  learn,  instruct 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  rebuke,  rag,  trounce,  reproof,  lecture,  reprimand,  jaw,  dress  down  scold,  chide,  berate,  bawl  out  remonstrate,  chew  out  chew  up  have  words  lambaste,  lambast 
  =>  criticize,  criticise,  pick  apart 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  lecture 
  curtain  lecture 
  lecture 
  lecture  demonstration 
  lecture  room 
  lecturer 
  lectureship 
  public  lecture 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lecture 
 
  The  noun  lecture  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  lecture,  public  lecture,  talk  --  (a  speech  that  is  open  to  the  public;  "he  attended  a  lecture  on  telecommunications") 
  2.  lecture,  speech,  talking  to  --  (a  lengthy  rebuke;  "a  good  lecture  was  my  father's  idea  of  discipline";  "the  teacher  gave  him  a  talking  to") 
  3.  lecture,  lecturing  --  (teaching  by  giving  a  discourse  on  some  subject  (typically  to  a  class)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lecture 
 
  The  verb  lecture  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  lecture,  talk  --  (deliver  a  lecture  or  talk;  "She  will  talk  at  Rutgers  next  week";  "Did  you  ever  lecture  at  Harvard?") 
  2.  (1)  rebuke,  rag,  trounce,  reproof,  lecture,  reprimand,  jaw,  dress  down  scold,  chide,  berate,  bawl  out  remonstrate,  chew  out  chew  up  have  words  lambaste,  lambast  --  (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";  check"  is  archaic) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lecture 
 
  The  noun  lecture  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  lecture,  public  lecture,  talk  --  (a  speech  that  is  open  to  the  public;  "he  attended  a  lecture  on  telecommunications") 
  2.  lecture,  speech,  talking  to  --  (a  lengthy  rebuke;  "a  good  lecture  was  my  father's  idea  of  discipline";  "the  teacher  gave  him  a  talking  to") 
  3.  lecture,  lecturing  --  (teaching  by  giving  a  discourse  on  some  subject  (typically  to  a  class)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lecture 
 
  The  verb  lecture  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  lecture,  talk  --  (deliver  a  lecture  or  talk;  "She  will  talk  at  Rutgers  next  week";  "Did  you  ever  lecture  at  Harvard?") 
  2.  (1)  rebuke,  rag,  trounce,  reproof,  lecture,  reprimand,  jaw,  dress  down  scold,  chide,  berate,  bawl  out  remonstrate,  chew  out  chew  up  have  words  lambaste,  lambast  --  (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";  check"  is  archaic) 

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