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remonstrate

re·mon·strate [ ri món stràyt, rémmən stràyt ] (past and past participle re·mon·strat·ed, present participle re·mon·strat·ing, 3rd person present singular re·mon·strates)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
argue strongly: to reason or argue forcefully with somebody about something ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin remonstrat-, past participle of remonstrare "demonstrate" < Latin monstrare "to show"]

re·mon·stra·tion [ ri mòn stráysh'n, rèmmən stráysh'n ] noun
re·mon·stra·tive [ ri mónstrətiv ] adjective
re·mon·stra·tive·ly [ ri mónstrətivlee ] adverb
re·mon·stra·tor noun

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