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preach down

preach down verb: to speak vehemently against; to decry.

Verb

preach down (third-person singular simple present preaches down, present participle preaching down, simple past and past participle preached down)

  1. (transitive) To speak vehemently against; to decry.
    Antonyms:
    preach up

Antonyms of preach down

Forms of preach down

third-person singular presentpreaches down
present participlepreaching down
past participlepreached down
pastpreached down

Questions about preach down

What does preach down mean?
Preach down means to speak vehemently against; to decry.
What part of speech is preach down?
Preach down is a verb.
What is the past tense of preach down?
The past tense of preach down is preached down.

Words near preach down in the dictionary

  1. preacetabular
  2. preacetylated
  3. preacetylation
  4. preacetylations
  5. preach
  6. preach down
  7. preach in the desert
  8. preach to deaf ears
  9. preach to the choir
  10. preach to the congregation
  11. preach to the converted

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