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Remonstrate: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Remonstrate verb. To protest or complain forcefully to someone.
How to say it
REM-un-strayt/ˈrɛmənstreɪt/ · American /rɪˈmɑːnstreɪt/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (REM). Forms: remonstrated.
Remonstrate in a sentence
Several players surrounded the referee to remonstrate about the penalty.
She remonstrated with the builders, who had started drilling at seven.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- protest
- object
- complain
- expostulate
Where remonstrate comes from
From medieval Latin remonstrare, to point out or show.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
She _____ with the builders, who had started drilling at seven.
- remonstrate
- cavil
- debunk
Show the answer
remonstrate: She remonstrated with the builders, who had started drilling at seven.