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- DictionaryIn·veigh/inˈvā/
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- 1. speak or write about (something) with great hostility: "he liked to inveigh against all forms of academic training"
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A complete guide to the word "INVEIGH": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of inveigh verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Inveigh definition, to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against): to inveigh against isolationism. See more.
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Borrowed from Latin invehō (“bring in, carry in”), from in- + vehō (“carry”). Compare vehicle, invective.
(UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈveɪ/Rhymes: -eɪinveigh (third-person singular simple present inveighs, present participle inveighing, simple past and past participle inveighed) 1. (intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism [from 16th c.] 1.1. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a...
verb. inveighed, inveighing, inveighs. To give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently. American Heritage. To make a violent verbal attack; talk or write bitterly ( against ); rail. Webster's New World. (intransitive) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism against (formerly also with on, at, upon ). [from 16th c.]
Dictionary definition of inveigh. To express strong disapproval, condemnation, or opposition through speech or writing. "The professor began to inveigh against the students for their lack of attention." Detailed meaning of inveigh.
to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually fol. by against): to inveigh against isolationism. Latin invehī to attack with words, equivalent. to in- in - 2 + vehī passive infinitive of vehere to ride, drive, sail (compare wain) 1480–90. in•veigh′er, n. harangue, revile.
