remonstrate C2 Topic:Describing Qualities UK /ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #143431 Meanings 1 verb To protest or argue against something, expressing strong disapproval. The teacher remonstrated with the students for arriving late again. 2 verb To state or plead something as a formal objection. "How can you be so unreasonable?" he remonstrated from across the table. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to protest or argue against... protest 2 verb · to state or plead something... objectpoint out More demurexpostulate Word family Forms remonstratedremonstratesremonstrating Derived forms remonstratinglyremonstratorunremonstratedunremonstrating Related forms remonstranceremonstratinglyremonstrationremonstrativeremonstratively Etymology AI details From (the participle stem of) Late Latin remōnstrō, from Latin re- + mōnstrō. *men- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # remonstrate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 143431 ## Meanings 1. To protest or argue against something, expressing strong disapproval. 2. To state or plead something as a formal objection. ## Examples - The teacher remonstrated with the students for arriving late again. - "How can you be so unreasonable?" he remonstrated from across the table. ## Synonyms - demur - expostulate ## Derived Forms - remonstratingly - remonstrator - unremonstrated - unremonstrating ## Related Forms - remonstrance - remonstratingly - remonstration - remonstrative - remonstratively ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *men- ## Etymology From (the participle stem of) Late Latin remōnstrō, from Latin re- + mōnstrō. ## AI Etymology Remonstrate is from (the participle stem of) Late Latin remōnstrō, from Latin re- + mōnstrō. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *men- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to protest or argue against something, expressing strong disapproval and to state or plead something as a formal objection. The wider family includes derived forms such as remonstratingly, remonstrator, unremonstrated, and unremonstrating and related words such as remonstrance, remonstratingly, remonstration, remonstrative, and remonstratively. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown