preach

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To proclaim or put forth in a sermon: preached the gospel.
2. v. To advocate, especially to urge acceptance of or compliance with: preached tolerance and peaceful coexistence.
3. v. To deliver (a sermon).
4. v. To deliver a sermon.
5. v. To give religious or moral instruction, especially in a tedious manner.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To make a public announcement; especially, to pronounce a public discourse upon a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; deliver a sermon.
2. To give earnest advice, especially on religious or moral subjects; also, to give advice obtrusively on religious or moral matters.
3. To proclaim as a herald; declare; make known; publish.
4. To inculcate (especially religious or moral truth or right conduct) in public or private discourse.
5. To deliver, as a public religious discourse; pronounce, as a sermon.
6. To affect by preaching, in a manner indicated by the context: as, to preach one into a penitent or a rebellious mood.
7. To silence or suppress by preaching: as, to preach down unbelief.
8. n. A sermon; a religious discourse.

Wiktionary

1. v. Give a sermon.
2. v. Advocate or support verbally in an insisting, urging, or inciting manner.
3. n. obsolete A religious discourse.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon.
2. v. To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.
3. v. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
4. v. To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching.
5. v. To deliver or pronounce.
6. v. rare To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
7. v. To advise or recommend earnestly.
8. n. obsolete A religious discourse.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. speak, plead, or argue in favor of
2. v. deliver a sermon