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Definition of remonstrate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

remonstrate

verb

NAmE//ˈrɛmənˌstreɪt//

, NAmE//rɪˈmɑnstreɪt//

[intransitive, transitive] remonstrate (with somebody) (about something) + speech (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they remonstrate

he / she / it remonstrates

past simple remonstrated

-ing form remonstrating

to protest or complain about something or someone They remonstrated with the official about the decision.

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