Synonyms:
lecture, public_lecture, talk
Meaning: a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
lecture, talk
Meaning: deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
Synonyms:
call_on_the_carpet, take_to_task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress_down, call_down, scold, chide, berate, bawl_out, remonstrate, chew_out, chew_up, have_words, lambaste, lambast
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
LECTURE XV
LECTURE III
LECTURE XIII
LECTURE XVIII
NOTES TO LECTURE XIII
NOTES FOR LECTURE XVIII
"Now give us a little lecture."
"You will read her a lecture while you are dancing?"
It was not unalloyed bliss, taking her to the lecture.
I shall have to read him a serious lecture on the subject.