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spake out

VERB

make one's position known

Synonyms

WEAK

assert come out with declare have one's say insist let voice be heard make oneself heard make plain say loud and clear sound off speak loudly speak one's mind stand up for

Antonyms

WEAK

be quiet shut up

Example Sentences

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But, then, again, there's my pension; and that I'll lose if I spake out.

From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

Jehovah spake out of the midst of the fire.

From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar

"Come man," said the father, "be sharp, spake out bravely, an' don't be afraid; nor don't be in a hurry aither, we'll wait for you."

From The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William

The king asked whether he had his lesson by heart, or spake out of the book?

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

Am I so much to blame, that yesterday, when you were pleading Warmly the cause of another, my heart, impulsive and wayward, Pleaded your own, and spake out, forgetful perhaps of decorum?

From Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School by Stevenson, O. J.