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remonstrate meaning and definition
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Definition of remonstrate (verb)
- argue in protest or opposition
- present and urge reasons in opposition
- synonyms: point out
- 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"
- synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce
Source: Princeton University Wordnet