To engage in spoken exchange

• visit

  1. To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially:
  2. To go to see in order to aid or console:
  3. To stay with (someone) as a guest.

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  1. To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially:
  2. To go to see in order to aid or console:
  3. To stay with (someone) as a guest.

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• confab

  1. A casual talk; confabulation.
  2. To talk casually.

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  1. A casual talk; confabulation.
  2. To talk casually.

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• talk

  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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• discourse

  1. Verbal expression in speech or writing:
  2. Verbal exchange or conversation:
  3. A formal, lengthy treatment of a subject, either written or spoken.

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  1. Verbal expression in speech or writing:
  2. Verbal exchange or conversation:
  3. A formal, lengthy treatment of a subject, either written or spoken.

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• converse

  1. To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
  2. To interact socially with others; associate.
  3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.

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  1. To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
  2. To interact socially with others; associate.
  3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.

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• confabulate

  1. To talk casually; chat.
  2. To fill in gaps in one's memory with fabrications that one believes to be facts.

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  1. To talk casually; chat.
  2. To fill in gaps in one's memory with fabrications that one believes to be facts.

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• chat

  1. To converse in an easy, familiar manner; talk lightly and casually.
  2. To participate in a synchronous exchange of remarks with one or more people over a computer network.
  3. An informal, light conversation.

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  1. To converse in an easy, familiar manner; talk lightly and casually.
  2. To participate in a synchronous exchange of remarks with one or more people over a computer network.
  3. An informal, light conversation.

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To direct speech to

• talk

  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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• address

  1. To speak to:
  2. To make a formal speech to:
  3. To direct (a spoken or written message) to the attention of:

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  1. To speak to:
  2. To make a formal speech to:
  3. To direct (a spoken or written message) to the attention of:

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To express oneself in speech

• vocalize

  1. To produce by using the vocal organs:
  2. To give voice to; articulate:
  3. To mark (a vowelless Hebrew text, for example) with vowel points.

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  1. To produce by using the vocal organs:
  2. To give voice to; articulate:
  3. To mark (a vowelless Hebrew text, for example) with vowel points.

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• verbalize

  1. To express in words:
  2. To convert to use as a verb:
  3. To express oneself in words.

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  1. To express in words:
  2. To convert to use as a verb:
  3. To express oneself in words.

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• talk

  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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To talk to an audience formally

• bespeak

  1. To be or give a sign of; indicate:
  2. To foretell; portend:
  3. To engage, hire, or order in advance:

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  1. To be or give a sign of; indicate:
  2. To foretell; portend:
  3. To engage, hire, or order in advance:

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• prelect

  1. To lecture or discourse in public.

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  1. To lecture or discourse in public.

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• lecture

  1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.
  2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.
  3. To deliver a lecture or series of lectures.

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  1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.
  2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.
  3. To deliver a lecture or series of lectures.

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• address

  1. To speak to:
  2. To make a formal speech to:
  3. To direct (a spoken or written message) to the attention of:

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  1. To speak to:
  2. To make a formal speech to:
  3. To direct (a spoken or written message) to the attention of:

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To utter

• express

  1. To set forth in words; state:
  2. To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show:
  3. To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art.

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  1. To set forth in words; state:
  2. To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show:
  3. To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art.

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• pronounce

  1. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter.
  2. To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner:
  3. To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.

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  1. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter.
  2. To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner:
  3. To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.

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• vocalize

  1. To produce by using the vocal organs:
  2. To give voice to; articulate:
  3. To mark (a vowelless Hebrew text, for example) with vowel points.

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  1. To produce by using the vocal organs:
  2. To give voice to; articulate:
  3. To mark (a vowelless Hebrew text, for example) with vowel points.

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To communicate

• chat

  1. To converse in an easy, familiar manner; talk lightly and casually.
  2. To participate in a synchronous exchange of remarks with one or more people over a computer network.
  3. An informal, light conversation.

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  1. To converse in an easy, familiar manner; talk lightly and casually.
  2. To participate in a synchronous exchange of remarks with one or more people over a computer network.
  3. An informal, light conversation.

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• articulate

  1. Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words:
  2. Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language:
  3. Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language:

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  1. Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words:
  2. Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language:
  3. Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language:

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• discourse

  1. Verbal expression in speech or writing:
  2. Verbal exchange or conversation:
  3. A formal, lengthy treatment of a subject, either written or spoken.

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  1. Verbal expression in speech or writing:
  2. Verbal exchange or conversation:
  3. A formal, lengthy treatment of a subject, either written or spoken.

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• converse

  1. To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
  2. To interact socially with others; associate.
  3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.

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  1. To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
  2. To interact socially with others; associate.
  3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.

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• talk

  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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To deliver a speech

• deliver

  1. To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute:
  2. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over:
  3. To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party:

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  1. To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute:
  2. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over:
  3. To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party:

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• declaim

  1. To deliver a formal recitation, especially as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution.
  2. To speak loudly and vehemently; inveigh.
  3. To utter or recite with rhetorical effect.

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  1. To deliver a formal recitation, especially as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution.
  2. To speak loudly and vehemently; inveigh.
  3. To utter or recite with rhetorical effect.

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• lecture

  1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.
  2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.
  3. To deliver a lecture or series of lectures.

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  1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.
  2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.
  3. To deliver a lecture or series of lectures.

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