-əˌrāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin vociferatus, past participle of vociferari to cry out, vociferate, from voc-, vox voice + -ferari (from ferre to carry) — more at voice , bear
intransitive verb
: to cry out with quick noisy insistent vehemence
purists have long vociferated against mad in the meaning “angry” — Thomas Pyles
transitive verb
: to utter with a loud voice : shout out
an atmosphere of shrieks and moans; prayers vociferated like blasphemies — Joseph Conrad
Synonyms: see roar