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Definition of Remonstrate
1. Verb. Argue in protest or opposition.
2. Verb. Present and urge reasons in opposition.
3. Verb. Censure severely or angrily. "Sam cannot remonstrate Sue "; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
Definition of Remonstrate
1. v. t. To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
2. v. i. To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation.
Definition of Remonstrate
1. Verb. (intransitive) To object; to express disapproval ((term with), (term against)). ¹
2. Verb. (context: intransitive chiefly historical) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive often with an object consisting of direct speech or a clause beginning with that) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Remonstrate
1. [v -STRATED, -STRATING, -STRATES]
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