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to remonstrate
01
to argue and express one's disagreement or objection to something
Intransitive: to remonstrate against sth | to remonstrate with sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
remonstrate
3rd person singular
remonstrates
Present participle
remonstrating
Past simple
remonstrated
Past participle
remonstrated
Examples
The employees gathered to remonstrate against the sudden changes in their work hours.
02
to express something as protest, reproof, or opposition
Transitive: to remonstrate that
Examples
She remonstrated that her brother should not stay out past curfew.
Lexical Tree
remonstration
remonstrate
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