Thesaurus: remonstrate

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1. v. t. To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
2. 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.
3. v. argue in protest or opposition
4. v. present and urge reasons in opposition
5. v. censure severely or angrily
6. To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. I will remonstrate to you the third door. B. Jonson. 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. It is proper business of a divine to state cases of conscience, and to remonstrate against any growing corruptions in practice, and especially in principles. Waterland. Syn. -- Expostulate, Remonstrate. These words are commonly interchangeable, the principal difference being that expostulate is now used especially to signify remonstrance by a superior or by one in authority. A son remonstrates against the harshness of a father; a father expostulates with his son on his waywardness. Subjects remonstrate with their rulers; sovereigns expostulate with the parliament or the people.
7. To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest;hence, to prove; to demonstrate. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.I will remonstrate to you the third door. B. Jonson.
8. v:100 v. argue in protest or opposition v. present and urge reasons in opposition