remonstrate
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remonstrate
- /ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/ UK, US
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From (the participle stem of) Late Latin remōnstrō, from Latin re- + mōnstrō.
verb remonstrates · remonstrating · remonstrated
- To object with in critical fashion; to express disapproval (with, against). Whitshed, the Chief Justice, consistently with his action on a previous occasion (see volume vii.), angrily remonstrated with the jury, demanded of them their reasons for such a decision, and finally dissolved them.
- Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body. In 1753-4, the Parlements of Aix, Bordeaux, Rennes and Rouen remonstrated in support of the exiled Paris institution.
- To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval. "Belinda," remonstrated Mr. Pocket, from the other end of the table, "how can you be so unreasonable? […]"
- To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate. I might remonstrate how great, and how sure , and how persevering mercies a pious father of a family may derive upon his succeeding generations
Similar: demur, expostulate
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Similar: demur, expostulate
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verb (historical) to lodge an official objection
| Deutsch | remonstrieren |
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verb intransitive - to object or protest
| Español | quejarse |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | protestieren, missbilligen, einwenden |
| Ελληνικά | διαμαρτύρομαι diamartýromai |
| Русский | протестова́ть protestovátʹ, возража́ть vozražátʹ |
verb transitive - to state as a protest or expression of disapproval
| Deutsch | protestieren, missbilligen |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | διαμαρτύρομαι diamartýromai |
| Русский | протестова́ть protestovátʹ, возража́ть vozražátʹ |
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