verb (used without object), verb (used with object), vo·cif·er·at·ed, vo·cif·er·at·ing. to speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl.
Origin: 1590–1600; <
Latin vōciferātus (past participle of
vōciferāri to shout), equivalent to
vōci-, stem of
vōx voice +
fer(
re) to
bear1 +
-ātus -ate1 Related forms 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.