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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cry down en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (archaic, transitive) Publicly to forbid or suppress (something).
  2. (archaic, idiomatic, transitive) To condemn, disparage.
    • ‘I, for my part, don't want to cry Sir Robert down, though he does not deal at my shop.’ 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 346:
  3. (transitive) To silence or overcome (somebody) by crying more loudly or forcefully.
    • “The first time I saw him, I, too, was appalled. They cried me down.” 1911, Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes, Penguin Classics, published 2007, page 313:
  4. (idiomatic, intransitive, of a baby) To cry until it is tired.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
crying down Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cries down Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cried down Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cried down Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

downcry