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in-clāmo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n.
I. To cry out to, to call upon, in a good or bad sense.
A. In a good sense (class.), to call upon for assistance, to invoke.
B. In a bad sense, to call out against, exclaim against, rebuke, scold, revile, abuse (mostly ante-class. and post-Aug.; perh. not in Cic.): inclamare conviciis et maledictis insectari, Paul. ex Fest. p. 108 Müll.: “nolito acriter Eum inclamare,Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 111: “aliquem,id. Mil. 4, 2, 44; id. Stich. 2, 2, 4; id. Truc. 3, 2, 4: “in aliquem,to cry out aloud, Gell. 5, 9 fin.: “contra aliquem voce quam maximā,Aur. Vict. Epit. 12 fin.; cf.: “quo tu turpissime, magnā Inclamat voce,Hor. S. 1, 9, 76: “pastorum unus ... inclamat alios, quid cessarent, cum, etc.,loudly remonstrates, Liv. 10, 4, 8.—
II. To cry aloud, call out.—With dat.: “dum Albanus exercitus inclamat Curiatiis, uti opem ferant fratri,Liv. 1, 25, 9: “timidae puellae,Ov. Am. 1, 7, 45.
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