to lectureverbformal/kõfɨɾẽˈsjaɾ/lowcon·fe·ren·ci·arPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo deliver a lecture or formal speech to an audience.The professor will lecture on medieval history.She lectured brilliantly at the conference.synspeakaddresspresentantlistenbe silentCommon collocationslecture onlecture to an audiencelecture at a universityEtymologyDerivado de 'conferência', do latim 'conferentia' (reunião, comparação).Related wordsconferênciaconferencistaconferenteconferido