remonstrate
/ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/ · verb
Meaning
- To object; to express disapproval (with, against).
- Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.
- (often with an object consisting of direct speech or a clause beginning with that) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.
- To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
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