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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}.
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