remonstrate
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[edit] Etymology
Middle French remonstrer (Modern remontrer), from Latin remonstro, from re- + monstro.
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- (RP) IPA: /ˈrɛm.ən.streɪt/, /rɪˈmɒnstreɪt/
- (US) IPA: /ˈrɛmənstreɪt/, /rɪˈmɑːnstreɪt/
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remonstrate (third-person singular simple present remonstrates, present participle remonstrating, simple past and past participle remonstrated)
- (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.
- 1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, ch. 23:
- "Belinda," remonstrated Mr. Pocket, from the other end of the table, "how can you be so unreasonable?"
- 1988, Martin Tolchin and Barbara Gamarekian, "What's in a Name?," New York Times, 18 May (retrieved 2 Aug 2010):
- In a recent column in The New York Times, William Safire referred to Mr. Morris as Ed. This prompted Mr. Morris to write "an open letter" to Mr. Safire remonstrating that, in his case, such usage "grates like sand in salad."
- 1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, ch. 23:
- (intransitive, often followed by against, with, or to) To object; to protest formally; to express disapproval.
- 1724, Jonathan Swift, The Drapier's Letters, Letter 4:
- Whitshed, the Chief Justice, consistently with his action on a previous occasion (see vol. vii.), angrily remonstrated with the jury, demanded of them their reasons for such a decision, and finally dissolved them.
- 2005, Rich Bowden, "Japanese P.M. Apologizes for Wartime Aggression," World Press Review, 26 April (retrieved 2 Aug. 2010),
- Following weeks of bitter protests by Chinese demonstrators remonstrating against Japanese wartime atrocities, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has moved to heal the rift between the two nations by apologizing for Japan’s World War II record.
- 1724, Jonathan Swift, The Drapier's Letters, Letter 4:
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transitive - to state as a protest or expression of disapproval
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intransitive - to object or protest
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