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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Now spake out Beowulf, Ecgtheow's bairn: Many a one in my youth of war-onsets I outliv'd, And the whiles of the battle: all that I remember.

From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous

"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

Phwoy don't ye spake out and make a clane breast av it?

From Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block by Standish, Burt L.

Never one spake like He spake; and yet in this respect, so real was His humanity, He spake like us all--He spake out what was in Him.

From Our Master Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord by Booth, Bramwell

And she spake out with a loud voice and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

From An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by Taylor, John M. (John Metcalf)