complain

Definitions

1. 1.To make a formal accusation; to make a charge. Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king Shak.
2. 2.To lament; to bewail. [Obs.] They might the grievance inwardly complain. Daniel. By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd Her wrongs to us. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to make a formal accusation; to make a charge. Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king Shak called?
• What is to lament; to bewail. [Obs.] They might the grievance inwardly complain. Daniel. By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd Her wrongs to us. Shak called?