to show or voice strong disagreement with something, especially publicly
Workers marched to the gate to protest against low wages.
Residents plan to protest the closure of the local library.
✦ Same origin as the noun, from Latin 'protestari' 'to declare openly'.
to state firmly that something is true, especially when others doubt it
She kept protesting her innocence during the entire interview.
The company spokesman protested that the article was unfair.
✦ Extended sense of the Latin root meaning 'to declare publicly'.
