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inveigh

[ in-vey ]
/ ɪnˈveɪ /
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verb (used without object)
to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against): to inveigh against isolationism.
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Origin of inveigh

1480–90; <Latin invehī to attack with words, equivalent to in-in-2 + vehī passive infinitive of vehere to ride, drive, sail (cf. wain)

OTHER WORDS FROM inveigh

in·veigh·er, nounun·in·veigh·ing, adjective

Words nearby inveigh

invasion, invasion of privacy, invasive, invected, invective, inveigh, inveigle, invenit, invent, invention, inventive
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Words related to inveigh

admonish, berate, blast, castigate, censure, condemn, except, expostulate, kick, lambaste, object, protest, rail, recriminate, remonstrate, reproach, roast, scold, scorch, trash

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British Dictionary definitions for inveigh

inveigh
/ (ɪnˈveɪ) /
verb
(intr foll by against) to speak with violent or invective language; rail

Derived forms of inveigh

inveigher, noun

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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