protest

One entry found for protest.

Main Entry: ²pro·test
Pronunciation: pr&-'test, 'prO-", prO-'
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French protester, from Latin protestari, from pro- forth + testari to call to witness -- more at PRO-, TESTAMENT
transitive verb
1 : to make solemn declaration or affirmation of <protest my innocence>
2 : to execute or have executed a formal protest against (as a bill or note)
3 : to make a statement or gesture in objection to <protested the abuses of human rights>
intransitive verb
1 : to make a protestation
2 : to make or enter a protest
synonym see ASSERT
- pro·test·er or pro·tes·tor /-'tes-t&r, -"tes-/ noun