remonstrate
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remonstrates, 3rd person singular present; remonstrated, past tense; remonstrated, past participle; remonstrating, present participle;
/riˈmänˌstrāt/,/ˈremən-/,
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remonstrates, 3rd person singular present; remonstrated, past tense; remonstrated, past participle; remonstrating, present participle;
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Make a forcefully reproachful protest
- - he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy
- - “You don't mean that,” she remonstrated
Web Definitions:
- argue in protest or opposition
- present and urge reasons in opposition
- call on the carpet: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
- (remonstration) expostulation: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
- To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval; To object; to protest formally; to express disapproval
- (remonstration) Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof
- (v) - to protest; to argue