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remonstrate Definition

re·mon·strate (ri män′strāt′; also, chiefly Brit rem′ən-)

transitive verb -·strat′ed, -·strat′·ing

  1. to say or plead in protest, objection, complaint, etc.
  2. Obsolete to point out; show; demonstrate

Etymology: < ML remonstratus, pp. of remonstrare, to demonstrate < L re-, again + monstrare, to show: see monstrance

intransitive verb

to present and urge reasons in opposition or complaint; protest; object; expostulate

remonstrate Related Forms

re·mon·stra·tion (rē′män strā′s̸hən; also, chiefly Brit rem′ən-) noun re·mon′·stra·tive (-strə tiv) adjective re·mon′·stra·tively adverb re·mon′·stra′·tor noun

remonstrate Synonyms

remonstrate

v.

protest, expostulate, demur, criticize, find fault, pick flaws, animadvert, censure, scold, nag, deprecate, recriminate, decry, frown upon, disparage, disapprove, object, argue, reason with; see also complain 1, object, oppose 1.

Antonyms approve*, favor*, support. See syn. study at object.object.

remonstrate Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • referee: Both Tilbury and Dave Carroll remonstrated with the referee earning Carroll a yellow card.
  • official: The combative Reid was getting fouled out of the game and the first half ended with Cusack remonstrating with the officials.
  • man: Someone remonstrated with the man and said: " Why do you make those boys work so hard in your cornfields?
  • ref: Even the Old Trafford crowd remonstrated with the ref for this poor decision to send off Flitney.
  • driver: When various young men remonstrated with the driver, he called the police.

Modifying Another Word

  • gently: Walking by the river I paused to remonstrate gently with a fisherman.
  • once: The formidable Albert Watson once remonstrated with Photography Monthly's Terry Hope in an interview: ' Look at this camera here ' .
  • even: One of the gendarmes even remonstrated with me to be more reasonable.
  • strongly: In 1610, they presented a plea for less stringency in doctrinal matters, strongly remonstrating against the States General.
  • then: WI members all over the country demanded to see supermarket managers and then remonstrated with them on the shop floor.
  • only: He wants consolation, I know: Madame does not console: she only remonstrates.