re|mon|strate

re|mon|strate
re|mon|strate «rih MON strayt», verb, -rat|ed, -strat|ing.
–v.i.
to object; protest; speak, reason, or plead in complaint or protest: »

The teacher remonstrated with the boy about his low grades. The people of Connecticut…remonstrated against the bill (George Bancroft).

–v.t.
1. to reason or plead in protest.
2. Obsolete. to point out; show.
[< Medieval Latin remonstrare point out, show < Latin re- back + mōnstrāre point out < mōnstrum a sign. Compare etym. under monster. (Cf.monster)]

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