inveigh
verb
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈveɪ/
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin invehō (“bring in, carry in”), from in- + vehō (“carry”). Compare vehicle, invective.
- To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
“Very largely haue I inueighed againſt this vice [gluttony] elſvvhere, vvherefore heere I vvill truſſe it vp more ſurcinct;^([sic – meaning succinct]) […]”
“He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family.”
- To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle.
“He is a Spirit, that inveighs away a Man from himself, undertakes great Matters for him, and after fells him for a Slave.”