vociferate
pronunciation
How to pronounce vociferate in British English:
UK [vəʊ'sɪfəreɪt]
How to pronounce vociferate in American English:
US [voʊ'sɪfəˌreɪt]
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- Verb:
- utter in a very loud voice
Word Origin
- vociferate (v.)
- 1590s, a back-formation from vociferation and in part from Latin vociferatus, past participle of vociferari "to cry out, shout, exclaim," from voci-, stem of vox "voice" (see voice (n.)) + ferre "to carry" (see infer). Related: Vociferated; vociferating.
Example
- 1. To go and vociferate on the public place !
- 2. Vociferate many people are against the draft because they believe it is unfair .
- 3. Uproar reigns in front , tumult behind . People vociferate , shout , howl , there they break forth and writhe with enjoyment ; gayety roars ; sarcasm flames forth , joviality is flaunted like a red flag ; two jades there drag farce blossomed forth into an apotheosis ; it is the triumphal car of laughter .