"remonstrate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-remonstrate.ogg , en-au-remonstrate.ogg Forms: remonstrates [present, singular, third-person], remonstrating [participle, present], remonstrated [participle, past], remonstrated [past]
Etymology: From (the participle stem of) Late Latin remōnstrō, from Latin re- + mōnstrō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*men-|id=think}}, {{uder|en|LL.|remōnstrō}} Late Latin remōnstrō, {{uder|en|la|re-}} Latin re- Head templates: {{en-verb}} remonstrate (third-person singular simple present remonstrates, present participle remonstrating, simple past and past participle remonstrated)
  1. (intransitive) To object with in critical fashion; to express disapproval (with, against). Tags: intransitive
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  2. (intransitive, chiefly historical) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body. Tags: historical, intransitive Translations ((historical) to lodge an official objection): klacht neerleggen (Dutch), remonstrieren (German)
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  3. (transitive, 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. Tags: often, transitive Translations (intransitive - to object or protest): протестирам (protestiram) (Bulgarian), възразявам (vǎzrazjavam) (Bulgarian), protesteren (Dutch), protestieren (German), missbilligen (German), einwenden (German), διαμαρτύρομαι (diamartýromai) (Greek), whakatāmaramara (Maori), protestować (Polish), zaprotestować (Polish), протестова́ть (protestovátʹ) (Russian), возража́ть (vozražátʹ) (Russian), quejarse (Spanish) Translations (transitive - to state as a protest or expression of disapproval): protestieren (German), missbilligen (German), διαμαρτύρομαι (diamartýromai) (Greek), protestować (Polish), zaprotestować (Polish), протестова́ть (protestovátʹ) (Russian), возража́ть (vozražátʹ) (Russian)
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  4. To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate. Translations (transitive - to prove): bewijzen (Dutch)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: demur, expostulate Related terms: remonstrance, remonstratingly, remonstration, remonstrative, remonstratively

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "intransitive - to object or protest",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "intransitive - to object or protest",
      "word": "zaprotestować"
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      "roman": "protestovátʹ",
      "sense": "intransitive - to object or protest",
      "word": "протестова́ть"
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      "word": "возража́ть"
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      "sense": "intransitive - to object or protest",
      "word": "quejarse"
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      "sense": "(historical) to lodge an official objection",
      "word": "klacht neerleggen"
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      "sense": "(historical) to lodge an official objection",
      "word": "remonstrieren"
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      "sense": "transitive - to state as a protest or expression of disapproval",
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