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.
α With acc.: comitem suum inclamavit, Cic. Inv. 2, 4, 14: Fulvium Taurea nomine inclamavit, Liv. 26, 15, 11: delphinus inclamatus a puero, Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 25: nomen alicujus, Cael. ap. Quint. 4, 2, 124.—
β Absol. : ita te para, ut, si inclamaro, advoles, call out , Cic. Att. 2, 18 fin. ; cf. id. ib. 2, 20, 5: nemo inclamavit patronorum, id. de Or. 1, 53 fin. : quasi inclamaret aut testaretur locutus est, Quint. 11, 3, 172.—
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.