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Remonstrate
//ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt// verb
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Verb
- 1 To object with in critical fashion; to express disapproval (with, against). intransitive
"Whitshed, the Chief Justice, consistently with his action on a previous occasion (see volume vii.), angrily remonstrated with the jury, demanded of them their reasons for such a decision, and finally dissolved them."
- 2 censure severely or angrily wordnet
- 3 Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body. historical, intransitive
"In 1753-4, the Parlements of Aix, Bordeaux, Rennes and Rouen remonstrated in support of the exiled Paris institution."
- 4 argue in protest or opposition wordnet
- 5 To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval. often, transitive
""Belinda," remonstrated Mr. Pocket, from the other end of the table, "how can you be so unreasonable? […]""
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- 6 present and urge reasons in opposition wordnet
- 7 To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
"I might remonstrate how great, and how sure , and how persevering mercies a pious father of a family may derive upon his succeeding generations"
Etymology
From (the participle stem of) Late Latin remōnstrō, from Latin re- + mōnstrō.
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