inveigh+against
11inveigh — ► VERB (inveigh against) ▪ speak or write about with great hostility. ORIGIN originally in the sense «introduce»: from Latin invehere carry in , invehi be carried into, attack …
12inveigh — [[t]ɪnve͟ɪ[/t]] inveighs, inveighing, inveighed VERB If you inveigh against something, you criticize it strongly. [FORMAL] [V against n] A lot of his writings inveigh against luxury and riches …
13inveigh — verb he was one of the few Wall Streeters willing to inveigh against corporate greed Syn: fulminate against, declaim against, protest (against), rail against/at, rage at, remonstrate against; denounce, censure, condemn, decry, criticize;… …
14inveigh — v. (formal) (d; intr.) to inveigh against * * * [ɪn veɪ] (formal) (d; intr.) to inveigh against …
15inveigh — in|veigh [ınˈveı] v inveigh against / [inveigh against sb/sth] phr v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: invehi to attack , from invehere, from vehere to carry ] to criticize someone or something strongly …
16inveigh — in|veigh [ ın veı ] verb ,inveigh against phrasal verb transitive VERY FORMAL inveigh against someone/something to criticize someone or something very strongly …
17inveigh — UK [ɪnˈveɪ] / US verb Word forms inveigh : present tense I/you/we/they inveigh he/she/it inveighs present participle inveighing past tense inveighed past participle inveighed Phrasal verbs: inveigh against …
18inveigh — verb /ɪnˈveɪ/ a) To rant and rave or complain angrily All men inveighed against him; all men, except court vassals, opposed him. mdash; . b) (with against ) as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law; an abuse. The …
19inveigh — inveigher, n. /in vay /, v.i. to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually fol. by against): to inveigh against isolationism. [1480 90; < L invehi to attack with words, equiv. to in IN 2 + vehi pass. inf. of vehere to ride,… …
20inveigh — in•veigh [[t]ɪnˈveɪ[/t]] v. i. to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usu. fol. by against): to inveigh against isolationism[/ex] • Etymology: 1480–90; < L invehī to attack with words = in II+vehī, pass. of vehere to ride,… …
