cry down
Britishverb
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to belittle; disparage
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to silence by making a greater noise
to cry down opposition
Example Sentences
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Now, I say if it is possible that a man can cry down his own wares that he wishes to sell, then you may say that the statement of Rehm is natural.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green
From a hundred mean and dishonest Artifices employ'd to discredit this Edition, and to cry down its Editor, I have all the Grounds in nature to beware of Attacks.
From Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by Smith, David Nichol
A thunderous shout rose as the athletes came to view,—jangling, incoherent; each city cheered its champion and tried to cry down all the rest: applause, advice, derision.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
To decry is to cry down, in some noisy, public, or conspicuous manner.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
In vain was reason given, if man therewith Shame truth, and name it wisdom to cry down The unschooled promptings of his best desire.
From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert
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