vociferate

English

Etymology

Latin vociferatus, past participle of vociferari (“to vociferate”); vox, vocis (“voice”) + ferre (“to bear”). See voice, and bear (“to carry”).

Verb

vociferate (third-person singular simple present vociferates, present participle vociferating, simple past and past participle vociferated)

1. (intransitive): To cry out with vehemence; to exclaim; to bawl; to clamor. - Cowper
2. (transitive): To utter with a loud voice; to shout out.

   • Though he may vociferate the word liberty - Vicesimus Knox

   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XVIII:

     At the end of this period she found speech. “Of all the damn silly fatheaded things!” she vociferated, if that's the word. [...] something had occurred to wake the fiend that slept in him. “Dahlia!” he ... yes better make it vociferated once more, I'm pretty sure it's the word I want.

Translations

to cry out with vehemence

Catalan: vociferar (ca)

Portuguese: vociferar (pt) Spanish: vociferar (es)

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Italian

Verb

vociferate

1. second-person plural present indicative of vociferare
2. second-person plural imperative of vociferare
3. Feminine plural of vociferato

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Latin

Participle

vōciferāte

1. vocative masculine singular of vōciferātus