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   remonstrate

   /ˈrɛmənstreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make a forcefully reproachful protest: "he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy" Similar protestcomplainexpostulateargue withtake issue withtake to taskmake a protest toreprimandreproachreproveupbraidberatescoldrare:reprehendobjurgateobject strongly tocomplain vociferously aboutprotest againstlodge a protest againstargue againsttake a stand againstoppose stronglytake exception totake issue withmake a fuss aboutchallengeraise objections toexpress disapproval ofexpress disagreement withspeak out againstdeplorecondemndenouncecriticizeinformal:kick up a fuss/stink aboutOpposite accept

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘make plain’): from medieval Latin remonstrat- ‘demonstrated’, from the verb remonstrare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + monstrare ‘to show’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. remonstration noun
   • 2. remonstrative adjective
   • 3. remonstrator noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › remonstrateREMONSTRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to complain to someone or about something: I went to the boss to remonstrate against the new rules. The editor remonstrated with him about the inaccuracies in the story. Synonym. complain. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complaining. be/go on at someone idiom. bellyaching. bemoan. bewail. brouhaha.

   • English (US)

     to complain to someone or about something: I went to the...

   • Znaczenie Remonstrate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     remonstrate definicja: 1. to complain to someone or about...

   • Remonstrate in Simplified Chinese

     REMONSTRATE translate: 抗议;反对;抱怨. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     REMONSTRATE translate: 抗議;反對;抱怨. Learn more in the Cambridge...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › remonstrateRemonstrate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REMONSTRATE is to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate —usually used with with. How to use remonstrate in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › remonstrateREMONSTRATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you remonstrate with someone, you protest to them about something you do not approve of or agree with, and you try to get it changed or stopped.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › remonstrateREMONSTRATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Remonstrate definition: to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.. See examples of REMONSTRATE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › remonstrateREMONSTRATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to complain to someone or about something: I went to the boss to remonstrate against the new rules. The editor remonstrated with him about the inaccuracies in the story. Synonym. complain. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complaining. be/go on at someone idiom. bellyaching.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › remonstrateRemonstrate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Remonstrate means to call someone on something that's wrong. If your mother yells at you in public, you might call this getting chewed out. She might call it remonstrating. Either way, it's embarrassing. Remonstrate has its roots in a Latin verb meaning "to show," and it used to mean "to make plain."

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › remonstrateremonstrate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   remonstrate (with somebody) (about something) | + speech to protest or complain about something/somebody. They remonstrated with the official about the decision.