/ ˈremənstreɪt; NAmE rɪˈmɑːnstreɪt/ verb
remonstrate (with sb) (about sth) ( formal ) to protest or complain about sth/sb :
[ v ]
They remonstrated with the official about the decision.
[also v speech ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense make plain ): from medieval Latin remonstrat- demonstrated, from the verb remonstrare , from re- (expressing intensive force) + monstrare to show.