Inveigh \In*veigh"\, 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.
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All men inveighed against him; all men, except court
vassals, opposed him. --Milton.
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The artificial life against which we inveighed.
--Hawthorne.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
declaim, rail
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