hold forth-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: hold forth
sense: 00816283-v
part of speech: verb

discourse-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: discourse
sense: 00816283-v
part of speech: verb

dissertate-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: dissertate
sense: 00816283-v
part of speech: verb

00816283-v
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition: talk at length and formally about a topic
example: The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England
ili: i25735
lexfile: verb.communication
part of speech: verb
hypernym: 00964479-v