vociferate

[ voh-sif-uh-reyt ]

/ voʊˈsɪf əˌreɪt /

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verb (used with or without object), vo·cif·er·at·ed, vo·cif·er·at·ing.

to speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl.

Nearby words

vocationalism, vocative, voces, vociferance, vociferant, vociferate, vociferation, vociferous, vocoder, vocoid, vod

Origin of vociferate

1590–1600; < Latin vōciferātus (past participle of vōciferāri to shout), equivalent to vōci-, stem of vōx voice + fer(re) to bear¹ + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

vo·cif·er·a·tor, nounout·vo·cif·er·ate, verb (used with object), out·vo·cif·er·at·ed, out·vo·cif·er·at·ing.

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Examples from the Web for vociferate

His muscles were at once exerted to withdraw his head, and to vociferate a warning to his fellow; but his movement was too slow.
Edgar Huntley|Charles Brockden Brown
The drivers began to vociferate, each calling on the other to give way.
The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II (of 2)|Alexander Michie
"He is the socialist Emperor," vociferate the trusty partisans of the faubourgs.
Napoleon the Little|Victor Hugo
The King continued to vociferate that the States had never had any intention of restoring the cities.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II.|John Lothrop Motley

Several, when they saw us, came forward, and began to shake their spears and vociferate loudly.
In the Wilds of Africa|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for vociferate

vociferate

/ (vəʊˈsɪfəˌreɪt) /

verb

to exclaim or cry out about (something) clamorously, vehemently, or insistently

Derived Forms

vociferation, nounvociferator, noun

Word Origin for vociferate

C17: from Latin vōciferārī to clamour, from vōx voice + ferre to bear

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