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preach

preach \'pre-ch\ \'pre--chin-le-\ vb [ME prechen, fr. OF prechier, fr. LL 
   praedicare, fr. L, to pr]oclaim publicly, fr. prae- pre- + dicare to 
   proclaim - more at DICTION 1: to deliver a sermon  2: to urge acceptance or 
   abandonment of an idea or course of action; sp ecif : to exhort in an 
   officious or tiresome manner 1: to set forth in a sermon {~ the gospel}  2: 
   to advocate earnestly  3: to utter (as a sermon) publicly : DELIVER  4: to 
   bring, put, or affect by preaching  - preach.er n