speak up

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verb

1. express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation (Freq. 1)
- John spoke up at the meeting
• Syn:
opine, speak out, animadvert, sound off
• Derivationally related forms:
opinionative (for: opine), opinion (for: opine)
• Hypernyms:
declare
• Hyponyms:
editorialize, editorialise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. speak louder;
raise one's voice
- The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue speak up