transitive. To confront (a person) with hard questions or objections; to interrogate, question; to ask. Occasionally: to accuse. Cf. appose, v.1 1…

To fight, strive, or contend; to offer opposition or resistance; to rebel; to be recalcitrant; to… intransitive. Without following construction. Obs…

intransitive. Originally: to dissent; to state an objection or an adverse or dissenting reason. Later (frequently): to express or feel disapproval…

intransitive. To hesitate or scruple at; to be deterred by; to object to. Chiefly in negative constructions, esp. in to stick at nothing: to…

intransitive. With at. To disagree with, take exception to. Obsolete.

To object to; to take exception to; to protest against. Obsolete. rare except in Shakespeare.

intransitive. To cavil, raise scruples; to take umbrage; also, to affect scruples. to formalize upon: to scruple at, demur to, haggle over.

intransitive. To make scruples or difficulties; to raise objection, take exception to (occasionally at, on). (The current sense; often with…