vociferate

[ voh-sif-uh-reyt ]
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verb (used with or without object),vo·cif·er·at·ed, vo·cif·er·at·ing.
  1. to speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl.

Origin of vociferate

1
1590–1600; <Latin vōciferātus (past participle of vōciferāri to shout), equivalent to vōci-, stem of vōxvoice + fer(re) to bear1 + -ātus-ate1

Other words from vociferate

  • vo·cif·er·a·tor, noun
  • out·vo·cif·er·ate, verb (used with object), out·vo·cif·er·at·ed, out·vo·cif·er·at·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for vociferate

vociferate

/ (vəʊˈsɪfəˌreɪt) /


verb
  1. to exclaim or cry out about (something) clamorously, vehemently, or insistently

Origin of vociferate

1
C17: from Latin vōciferārī to clamour, from vōx voice + ferre to bear

Derived forms of vociferate

  • vociferation, noun
  • vociferator, noun

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