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Remonstrate Definition & Meaning

remonstrate
verb
  1. argue in protest or opposition
  2. present and urge reasons in opposition
  3. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

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What does remonstrate mean?
argue in protest or opposition present and urge reasons in opposition censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
What part of speech is remonstrate?
Remonstrate is a verb.
How many definitions does remonstrate have?
Remonstrate has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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