Difference between Inveigh and Rail

What is the difference between Inveigh and Rail?

Inveigh as a verb is to declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; while Rail as a verb is to complain violently; to abuse

Inveigh

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; (with against) as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an abuse.

Rail

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to complain violently; to abuseTo gush, flow (of liquid).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.A railroad; a railway.A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.Lengthwise edges of a surfboard.Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment.Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.

Example sentence: Our decisions about transportation determine much more than where roads or bridges or tunnels or rail lines will be built. They determine the connections and barriers that people will encounter in their daily lives - and thus how hard or easy it will be for people to get where they need and want to go.

We hope you now know whether to use Inveigh or Rail in your sentence.

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