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Antonyms for inveigh against


Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-vey
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈveɪ



Definition of inveigh against

Origin :
  • late 15c., "to introduce," from Latin invehi "to attack with words," originally "carry oneself against," passive infinitive of invehere "bring in, carry in," from in- "against" (see in- (1)) + vehere "to carry" (see vehicle). Meaning "to give vent to violent denunciation" is from 1520s. Related: Inveighed; inveighing.
  • As in protest : verb complain, disapprove; argue against
  • As in denounce : verb condemn, attack
  • As in fulminate : verb criticize harshly
Example sentences :
  • Let us not then inveigh against the goddess who blindly distributes them.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 » by Various
  • You inveigh against our theory, and even against theories in general.
  • Extract from : « Economic Sophisms » by Frederic Bastiat
  • He would pursue me every where, and inveigh against my infidelity.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds » by John Russell Russell
  • In a sportsman it would be most ungracious to inveigh against English weather.
  • Extract from : « An American at Oxford » by John Corbin
  • As soon as he caught sight of the Immortals he began to inveigh against them.
  • Extract from : « Myths and Legends of China » by E. T. C. Werner
  • Neither by word nor deed did he ever inveigh against circumcision.
  • Extract from : « Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians » by Martin Luther
  • I came not to inveigh against the folly or malignity of such conduct.
  • Extract from : « Jane Talbot » by Charles Brockden Brown
  • I did not mount this rostrum to inveigh against the British; only the demagogues, the war faction I exclaim against.
  • Extract from : « A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. » by Benjamin Waterhouse
  • Even the feminists, when they inveigh against family life, will be found not free from prehistoric impulses toward privacy.
  • Extract from : « The Joys of Being a Woman » by Winifred Kirkland
  • Did she excuse to them his long absence, his dwelling afar off, or did she inveigh against it?
  • Extract from : « The Talk of the Town, Volume 1 (of 2) » by James Payn

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