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protested
 
Verb protest has 3 senses
  1. protest - utter words of protest
    --1 is one way to     complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
    Derived forms: noun protest3, noun protest1, noun protestation2, noun protester1, noun protester2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. protest, resist, dissent - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
    --2 is one way to oppose, controvert, contradict
    Derived forms: noun protest2, noun protester1, noun protester2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"
    --3 is one way to     affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
    Derived forms: noun protest1, noun protestation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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