Etymology

inveigh

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Today it means: To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism Full definition →

First used 16th c.Latin invehō
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed frominvehō“bring in, carry in”
  2. English todayinveigh

Borrowed from Latin invehō (“bring in, carry in”), from in- + vehō (“carry”). Compare vehicle, invective.

Words from the same roots

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First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
  • 17th–19th c. To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle.

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