vociferate

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verb

vo·​cif·​er·​ate vō-ˈsi-fə-ˌrāt 

vociferated; vociferating

transitive verb

: to utter loudly : shout

intransitive verb

: to cry out loudly : clamor

vociferation

vō-ˌsi-fə-ˈrā-shən 

noun

vociferator

vō-ˈsi-fə-ˌrā-tər 

noun

vociferation

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noun

vo·​cif·​er·​a·​tion

plural -s

: the act of vociferating : outcry, clamor

the perpetual vociferation of inflammatory opinion by all sorts of periodicals

—George Sampson

Synonyms of vociferate

Verb

• shout
• yell
• cry
• call

Examples of vociferate in a Sentence

Verb

he can never seem to voice his opinions at a decent decibel level; he has to vociferate

Word History

Etymology

Verb

borrowed from Latin vōciferātus, past participle of vōciferārī "to utter with a loud voice, shout, yell," from vōc-, vōx voice entry 1 + -ferārī, derivative from the stem of ferre "to carry, bear entry 2"

Noun

Middle English vociferacion, from Middle French vociferation, from Latin vociferation-, vociferatio, from vociferatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

Verb

1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

vociferate

verb

vo·​cif·​er·​ate vō-ˈsif-ə-ˌrāt 

vociferated; vociferating

: to cry out loudly : shout