invect

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invect

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From Latin invehō (“bring in, carry in”), from in- + vehō (“carry”).

verb invects · invecting · invected

transitive To import or introduce.
transitive To subject to invective; to censure or rail against. But, alas! why invect ſo againſt thy tongue? lingua a lingendo, and you know wee uſe alwayes to li[c]ke in, and ſo thou ſhouldeſt keepe in thy poyſon: or a ligando, which is to binde, and ſo thou ſhouldeſt binde up, and not disperſe abroad that ranker in thee.
Similar: inveigh

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verb to subject to invective

Español	invehír, invehir

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@misc{invect_2026,
  title = {invect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/invect},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}