SPEAK

• (verb) express in speech

  "She talks a lot of nonsense", "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

  synonyms : mouth , talk , utter , verbalise , verbalize

• (verb) exchange thoughts; talk with

  "We often talk business", "Actions talk louder than words"

  synonyms : talk

• (verb) use language

  "the baby talks already", "the prisoner won't speak", "they speak a strange dialect"

  synonyms : talk

• (verb) give a speech to

  "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"

  synonyms : address

• (verb) make a characteristic or natural sound

  "The drums spoke"

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