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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
inveigh \inveigh"\, v. i. imp. p. p. inveighed; p. pr.
vb. n. inveighing. l. invehere, invectum, to carry or
bring into or against, to attack with words, to inveigh;
pref. in- in + vehere to carry. see vehicle, and cf.
invective.
to declaim or rail against some person or thing; to utter
censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh
criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use
invectives; -- with against; as, to inveigh against
character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an
abuse.
1913 webster
all men inveighed against him; all men, except court
vassals, opposed him. --milton.
1913 webster
the artificial life against which we inveighed.
--hawthorne.
1913 webster
see also:
inveighed inveighing vehicle invective
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
inveigh
v 1: complain bitterly syn: rail
2: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed
against the wasteful ways of modern society" syn: declaim
see also:
rail declaim
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