inveigh
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Is inveigh a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticismExamples: "He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family."; "I saw Mr. Cairns yesterday. He inveighed at great length at what he called Mr. Willis's neglect of his children, saying he had just discovered that they got no whortleberries and no fish, and that he was just beginning to send them those things."; "Noblemen loyal to King Milo inveighed upon him, until at last he sent off dispatches to King Audry and King Aillas, alerting them to the peculiar rash of forays, raids and provocations current along the Lyonesse border."intransitive
2. (obsolete, transitive) To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle.Examples: "He is a Spirit, that inveighs away a Man from himself, undertakes great Matters for him, and after fells him for a Slave."obsoletetransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary