re·mon·strate [ ri món stràyt, rémmən stràyt ](past and past participlere·mon·strat·ed, present participlere·mon·strat·ing, 3rd person present singularre·mon·strates)
intransitive verb
Definition:
argue strongly: to reason or argue forcefully with somebody about something
(
formal
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[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin remonstrat-, past participle of remonstrare "demonstrate" < Latin monstrare "to show"]