to talk over

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to talk over - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Talk \Talk\, v. t.
     1. To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating;
        as, to talk French.
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     2. To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a
        subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk
        politics.
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     3. To consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away;
        as, to talk away an evening.
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     4. To cause to be or become by talking. "They would talk
        themselves mad." --Shak.
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     To talk over.
        (a) To talk about; to have conference respecting; to
            deliberate upon; to discuss; as, to talk over a matter
            or plan.
        (b) To change the mind or opinion of by talking; to
            convince; as, to talk over an opponent.
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