hold forth vs speak

hold forth and speak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hold forth	No	No	Yes	No
speak	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, speak is a hypernym of hold forth; that is, speak is a word with a broader meaning than hold forth:

Other hypernyms of hold forth include talk.

hold forth (verb)	speak (verb)
talk at length and formally about a topic	express in speech
	exchange thoughts; talk with
	use language
	give a speech to
	make a characteristic or natural sound