Definition for IN-VEIGH'

IN-VEIGH', v.i. [inva'y; L. inveho, to bear, throw or bring on or against; in and veho, to carry.]

To exclaim or rail against; to utter censorious and bitter language against any one; to reproach; with against. The author inveighed sharply against the vices of the clergy in his age. Men inveigh against the follies of fashion.

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