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Found 2 hits - Term: to speak, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
open \o"pen\ v. t. imp.  p. p. opened; p. pr.  vb. n.
   opening. as. openian. see open,a.
   1. to make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose;
      to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering
      from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room;
      to open a letter.
      1913 webster

            and all the windows of my heart
            i open to the day.                    --whittier.
      1913 webster

   2. to spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
      1913 webster

   3. to disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
      1913 webster

            the king opened himself to some of his council, that
            he was sorry for the earl's death.    --bacon.
      1913 webster

            unto thee have i opened my cause.     --jer. xx. 12.
      1913 webster

            while he opened to us the scriptures. --luke xxiv.
                                                  32.
      1913 webster

   4. to make known; to discover; also, to render available or
      accessible for settlements, trade, etc.
      1913 webster

            the english did adventure far for to open the north
            parts of america.                     --abp. abbot.
      1913 webster

   5. to enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open
      fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to
      open an investigation; to open a case in court, or a
      meeting.
      1913 webster

   6. to loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton
      by separating the fibers.
      1913 webster

   to open one's mouth, to speak.

   to open up, to lay open; to discover; to disclose.
      1913 webster

            poetry that had opened up so many delightful views
            into the character and condition of our "bold
            peasantry, their country's pride."    --prof.
                                                  wilson.
      1913 webster
see also:
opened opening open to open one's mouth to speak to open up 

[2] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
to speak. this term is used in the english law, to signify the permission 
given by a court to the prosecutor and defendant in some cases of 
misdemeanor, to agree together, after which the prosecutor comes into court 
and declares himself to be satisfied; when the court pass a nominal 
sentence. 1 chit. pr. 17. 




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Speak >> S Words
Speak, definition of term: Speak
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Speak Up >> S Words
Speak Up, definition of term: Speak Up
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Speak To >> S Words
Speak To, definition of term: Speak To
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To Speak >> T Words
To Speak, definition of term: To Speak
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Speak In Tongue >> S Words
Speak In Tongue, definition of term: Speak In Tongue
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So To Speak >> S Words
So To Speak, definition of term: So To Speak
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