DISCOURSE (UP)ON SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

discourse (up)on someone or something: translation

discourse (up)on someone or something
to lecture about someone or something. (

Upon

is formal and less commonly used than

on

.) •

I would like to discourse upon this matter awhile.

The committee chose to discourse on Tom and his latest fiasco rather than deal with the budgetary problems it faces.


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DISCRETION →← DISCOURAGE SOMEONE FROM SOMETHING

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