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Definition of Remonstrate

• (v. t.) To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
• (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.

Synonyms of Remonstrate

• Point Out
• Call On The Carpet
• Take To Task
• Rebuke
• Rag
• Trounce
• Reproof
• Lecture
• Reprimand
• Jaw
• Dress Down
• Call Down
• Scold
• Chide
• Berate
• Bawl Out
• Chew Out
• Chew Up
• Have Words
• Lambaste
• Lambast

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