Expression in words, either speech or writing.
A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
Any rational expression, reason.
To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
To write or speak formally and at length.
The act of refraining from speaking.
deadly silence
The absence of any sound.
To repress the expression of something.
To suppress criticism, etc.
To block gene expression.
To murder.
To make (someone or something) silent.
Be silent.