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Meaning of 'remonstrate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Remonstrate [ 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.
2 . Remonstrate [ v. t.]
- To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.

Meaning of 'remonstrate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . remonstrate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- censure severely or angrily
Example in sentence:
  • The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup;
  • The deputy ragged the Prime Minister;
  • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car

Nearby Words:

remade remain remainder remainder-man remainder-men remained remaining remake remand remanded

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