What does invect mean?
Invect means (transitive) To import or introduce..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To import or introduce..
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.
Your pictures far excel you, for they have / All that is good in you, your outward feature, / But your infernal minds they, happy, want. / Beauty, at best, is like a blooming tree, / Fairest in bud, when it bears foulest fruit. / Fool that I am thus to invect against her!
Use invect when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Invect means (transitive) To import or introduce..
Common synonyms include inveigh.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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