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