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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM vociferate
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.Words nearby vociferate
vocational school, vocative, voces, vociferance, vociferant, vociferate, vociferation, vociferous, vocoder, vocoid, VOD
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vociferate
/ (vəʊˈsɪfəˌreɪt) /
verb
to exclaim or cry out about (something) clamorously, vehemently, or insistently
Derived forms of vociferate
vociferation, nounvociferator, nounWord Origin for vociferate
C17: from Latin vōciferārī to clamour, from vōx voice + ferre to bear
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