inveigh

[in-vey]

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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.

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)

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

Synonyms for inveigh

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harangue, revile.

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Related Words for inveigh

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

Examples from the Web for inveigh

Contemporary Examples of inveigh

Like any person with more years lived than left, my mother is too wise to inveigh against the inevitabilities of time.
On Yom Kippur, Remember My Palestinian Mother
Samer Badawi
September 10, 2013

Historical Examples of inveigh

Let us not then inveigh against the goddess who blindly distributes them.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866
Various
Do not, then, inveigh so much against a motive, which governs you as it governs other men?
Protection and Communism
Frederic Bastiat
You inveigh against our theory, and even against theories in general.
Economic Sophisms
Frederic Bastiat
He would pursue me every where, and inveigh against my infidelity.
Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds
John Russell Russell
Against these he could inveigh with surety, at least, of an appreciative audience.
Satan Sanderson
Hallie Erminie Rives

British Dictionary definitions for inveigh

inveigh

verb

(intr foll by against) to speak with violent or invective language; rail

Derived Formsinveigher, 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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Word Origin and History for 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.