inveigh
[ in-vey ]
/ ɪnˈveɪ /
verb (used without object)
to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against): to inveigh against isolationism.
RELATED WORDS
vituperate, protest, castigate, condemn, scold, except, lambaste, trash, kick, object, rail, censure, admonish, upbraid, blast, reproach, berate, expostulate, roast, remonstrate
Nearby words
- invasion of privacy,
- invasive,
- invected,
- invective,
- invectively,
- inveigle,
- invenit,
- invent,
- invent the wheel,
- invention
Origin of inveigh
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inveigh
/ (ɪnˈveɪ) /
verb
(intr foll by against) to speak with violent or invective language; rail
Word Origin for inveigh
C15: from Latin invehī, literally: to be carried in, hence, assail physically or verbally, from in- ² + vehī to be carried, ride
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inveigh
late 15c., "to introduce," from Latin invehi "to attack with words," originally "carry oneself against," passive infinitive of invehere "bring in, carry in," from in- "against" (see in- (1)) + vehere "to carry" (see vehicle). Meaning "to give vent to violent denunciation" is from 1520s. Related: Inveighed; inveighing.
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