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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Protest \Pro*test"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Protested; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Protesting.] [F. protester, L. protestari, pro
     before + testari to be a witness, testis a witness. See
     Testify.]
     1. To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness;
        to declare solemnly; to avow.
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              He protest that his measures are pacific. --Landor.
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              The lady doth protest too much, methinks. --Shak.
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     2. To make a solemn declaration (often a written one)
        expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest
        against your votes. --Denham.
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              The conscience has power . . . to protest againts
              the exorbitancies of the passions.    --Shak.
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     Syn: To affirm; asseverate; assert; aver; attest; testify;
          declare; profess. See Affirm.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Protest \Pro*test"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Protested; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Protesting.] [F. protester, L. protestari, pro
     before + testari to be a witness, testis a witness. See
     Testify.]
     1. To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness;
        to declare solemnly; to avow.
  
              He protest that his measures are pacific. --Landor.
  
              The lady doth protest too much, methinks. --Shak.
  
     2. To make a solemn declaration (often a written one)
        expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest
        against your votes. --Denham.
  
              The conscience has power . . . to protest againts
              the exorbitancies of the passions.    --Shak.
  
     Syn: To affirm; asseverate; assert; aver; attest; testify;
          declare; profess. See Affirm.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  protested
     vb.
     (infl of en protest  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  protested
     vb.
     (infl of en protest  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  protested
     vb.
     (infl of en protest  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  protested
     vb.
     (infl of en protest  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  protested
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p rotest ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  protested
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en protest ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb protest)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Protested /pɹətˈɛstɪd/
  محتجّ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  protested /pɹətˈɛstɪd/ 
  protestoval