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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.

RELATED WORDS

bellow, cry, protest, bawl, shout, call, utter, yell, shriek, clamor, howl

Nearby words

  1. vocative,
  2. vocatively,
  3. voces,
  4. vociferance,
  5. vociferant,
  6. vociferation,
  7. vociferous,
  8. vocoder,
  9. vocoid,
  10. 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 formsvo·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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British Dictionary definitions for vociferate

vociferate

/ (vəʊˈsɪfəˌreɪt) /

verb

to exclaim or cry out about (something) clamorously, vehemently, or insistently
Derived Formsvociferation, nounvociferator, noun

Word Origin for vociferate

C17: from Latin vōciferārī to clamour, from vōx voice + ferre to bear
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Word Origin and History for vociferate

vociferate

v.

1620s, from Latin vociferatus, past participle of vociferari, from voci-, stem of vox "voice" (see voice (n.)) + ferre "to carry" (see infer). Related: Vociferated; vociferating.

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