vociferate

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: vo=cif=er=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

vociferate, v. i. [L. vociferatus, p. p. vociferari to vociferate; vox, vocis, voice + ferre to bear. See Voice, and Bear to carry.].

 To cry out with vehemence; to exclaim; to bawl; to clamor.  Cowper.  [1913 Webster]

vociferate, v. t. 

 To utter with a loud voice; to shout out.  [1913 Webster]
"Though he may vociferate the word liberty."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vociferate, v.
1 tr. utter (words etc.) noisily.
2 intr. shout, bawl.

Derivative

vociferance n. vociferant adj. & n. vociferation n. vociferator n.

Etymology

L vociferari f. vox voice + ferre bear

THESAURUS

vociferate

bellow out, call out, clamor, cry, cry out, holler, holler out, hollo, make an outcry, make an uproar, outcry, pipe up, raise a clamor, shout, shout out, shrill, sing out, yell, yell out

ROGET THESAURUS

vociferate

Cry

VB cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup, cheer, hoot, grumble, moan, groan, snore, snort, grunt, vociferate, raise up the voice, lift up the voice, call out, sing out, cry out, exclaim, rend the air, thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath, s'_egosiller, strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs, give a cry.