oblatration

== English == === Etymology === From Latin oblātrātio, from oblātrāre (“to bark at, to rail against”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming abstract nouns”), from ob- (“ob-: against, at”) + lātrāre (“to bark, to rant”). Equivalent to ob- +‎ latration. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑbləˈtreɪʃən/, /ɑblæˈtreɪʃən/ === Noun === oblatration (plural oblatrations) (obsolete) The act of barking at someone or something; (figuratively) the act of ranting at someone or something; an instance of these. February 18 1629, Bishop Joseph Hall, Salvation from an Untoward Generation The Apostle fears none of these currish oblatrations... 1661, John Stephens, An Historical Discourse..., Prol.: He that feareth oblatration must not travel. 1867, William Gifford (of Leith), Memorials of the life and work of the Rev. William Johnston You were never a very hot Voluntary, even when some, who are now among the dumb dogs that cannot or will not bark, were keeping up a most violent oblatration... ==== Related terms ==== === References === “† oblatration, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. “oblatration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === rotablation