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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REMON'STRATE, v.i. [L. remonstro; re and monstro, to show. See Muster.]
1. To exhibit or present strong reasons against an act, measure of any course of proceedings; to expostulate. Men remonstrate by verbal argument, or by a written exposition of reasons.
2. To suggest urgent reasons in opposition to a measure. conscience remonstrates against a profligate life.
REMON'STRATE, v.t. To show by a strong representation of reasons.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: argue in protest or opposition
2: present and urge reasons in opposition [syn: remonstrate, point out]
3: 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" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]

Merriam Webster's

verb (-strated; -strating) Etymology: Medieval Latin remonstratus, past participle of remonstrare to demonstrate, from Latin re- + monstrare to show — more at muster Date: 1695 intransitive verb to present and urge reasons in opposition ; expostulate — usually used with with transitive verb to say or plead in protest, reproof, or opposition • remonstration noun • remonstrative adjective • remonstratively adverb • remonstrator noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 intr. (foll. by with) make a protest; argue forcibly (remonstrated with them over the delays). 2 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) urge protestingly. Derivatives: remonstrant adj. remonstration n. remonstrative adj. remonstrator n. Etymology: med.L remonstrare (as RE-, monstrare show)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Remonstrate Re*mon"strate, 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. It is proper business of a divine to state cases of conscience, and to remonstrate against any growing corruptions in practice, and especially in principles. --Waterland. Syn: Expostulate, Remonstrate. Usage: These words are commonly interchangeable, the principal difference being that expostulate is now used especially to signify remonstrance by a superior or by one in authority. A son remonstrates against the harshness of a father; a father expostulates with his son on his waywardness. Subjects remonstrate with their rulers; sovereigns expostulate with the parliament or the people.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Remonstrate Re*mon"strate (-str?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remonstrated (-str?*t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Remonstrating.] [LL. remonstratus, p. p. of remonstrare to remonstrate; L. pref. re- + monstrare to show. See Monster.] To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. I will remonstrate to you the third door. --B. Jonson.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(remonstrates, remonstrating, remonstrated) 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. (FORMAL) He remonstrated with the referee... I jumped in the car and went to remonstrate. VERB: V with n, V, also V prep

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Protest, expostulate, make objections to, take exception.

Moby Thesaurus

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