Remonstrate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈmɑːnstreɪt|
Brit.
|ˈremənstreɪt|
verb
- argue in protest or opposition
- present and urge reasons in opposition (syn: point out)
- censure severely or angrily (syn: bawl out, berate, call down, chide, dress down, jaw, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, reprimand, scold, trounce)
- present and urge reasons in opposition (syn: point out)
- censure severely or angrily (syn: bawl out, berate, call down, chide, dress down, jaw, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, reprimand, scold, trounce)
Extra examples
He got angry when I politely remonstrated with him about littering.
I went to the boss to remonstrate against the new rules.
Father remonstrated with the children about the noise they were making.
The Everton manager remonstrated angrily with the referee.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: remonstrate
he/she/it: remonstrates
present participle: remonstrating
past tense: remonstrated
past participle: remonstrated
I/you/we/they: remonstrate
he/she/it: remonstrates
present participle: remonstrating
past tense: remonstrated
past participle: remonstrated
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