Definition of remonstrate

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re·mon·strate    (r-mnstrt) KEY 

VERB:
re·mon·strat·ed, re·mon·strat·ing, re·mon·strates
VERB:
tr.

To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof.

VERB:
intr.

To reason or plead in protest; present an objection. See Synonyms at object.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin remnstrre, remnstrt-, to demonstrate : Latin re-, re- + Latin mnstrre, to show (from mnstrum, portent; see monster)

OTHER FORMS:
remon·stration  (rmn-strshn, rmn-) KEY (Noun), re·monstra·tive  (r-mnstr-tv) KEY (Adjective), re·monstra·tive·ly(Adverb), re·monstrator(Noun)