re·mon·strate

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• 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• mon — mon·a·can·thi·dae; mon·a·cha; mon·a·chal; mon·a·chism; mon·a·chist; mon·act; mon·ac·ti·nel·li·da; mon·a·del·phous; mon·a·di·na; mon·a·ghan; mon·a·ker; mon·an·day; mon·ap·sal; mon·arch·ess; mon·ar·chism; mon·arch·ize; mon·ar·chy; mon·ar·del·la;… …   English syllables

• strate — dem·on·strate; re·mon·strate; sub·strate; …   English syllables

• remonstrate — re·mon·strate …   English syllables

• Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

• remonstrate — re•mon•strate [[t]rɪˈmɒn streɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. strat•ed, strat•ing to reason or plead in protest, objection, or complaint • Etymology: 1590–1600; < ML remōnstrātus, ptp. of remōnstrāre to exhibit, demonstrate = L re re +mōnstrāre to show;… …   From formal English to slang

• Premonstrate — Pre*mon strate, v. t. [L. praemonstratus, p. p. of praemonstrare; prae before + monstrate to show.] To show beforehand; to foreshow. [R.] Herbert. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Remonstrate — Re*mon strate ( str?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remonstrated} ( str?*t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remonstrating}.] [LL. remonstratus, p. p. of remonstrare to remonstrate; L. pref. re + monstrare to show. See {Monster}.] To point out; to show clearly; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Remonstrate — Re*mon strate, v. i. To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation. [1913 Webster] It is …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Remonstrated — Remonstrate Re*mon strate ( str?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remonstrated} ( str?*t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remonstrating}.] [LL. remonstratus, p. p. of remonstrare to remonstrate; L. pref. re + monstrare to show. See {Monster}.] To point out; to show… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English