Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click Thesaurus above for synonyms. Also, follow synonym links within the dictionary to find definitions from other sources.

1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Object \Ob*ject"\ ([o^]b*j[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Objected; p. pr. & vb. n. Objecting.] [L. objectus, p. p.
   of objicere, obicere, to throw or put before, to oppose; ob
   (see Ob-) + jacere to throw: cf. objecter. See Jet a
   shooting forth.]
   1. To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to
      oppose. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

            Of less account some knight thereto object,
            Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
                                                  --Fairfax.
      [1913 Webster]

            Some strong impediment or other objecting itself.
                                                  --Hooker.
      [1913 Webster]

            Pallas to their eyes
            The mist objected, and condensed the skies. --Pope.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of
      accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or
      adverse reason.
      [1913 Webster]

            He gave to him to object his heinous crime.
                                                  --Spencer.
      [1913 Webster]

            Others object the poverty of the nation. --Addison.
      [1913 Webster]

            The book . . . giveth liberty to object any crime
            against such as are to be ordered.    --Whitgift.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Objecting:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
complaining, disputatious, disputing, dissentient, dissenting, expostulative, expostulatory, fractious, noncooperative, obstructive, on the barricades, proof against, protestant, protesting, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, reluctant, remonstrant, remonstrative, renitent, repellent, resistant, resisting, resistive, retardant, retardative, uncooperative, under protest, unsubmissive, unyielding, up in arms, withstanding
Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy