remonstrate
/ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.
Intransitive verb
verb
To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Whitshed, the Chief Justice, consistently with his action on a previous occasion (see volume vii.), angrily remonstrated with the jury, demanded of them their reasons for such a decision, and finally dissolved them."
- "Following weeks of bitter protests by Chinese demonstrators remonstrating against Japanese wartime atrocities, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has moved to heal the rift between the two nations by apologizing for Japan’s World War II record."
- "Wayne Rooney spent much of the game remonstrating with Oliver about his own grievances and, in the interest of balance, there were certainly occasions when United had legitimate complaints."
- "In 1753-4, the Parlements of Aix, Bordeaux, Rennes and Rouen remonstrated in support of the exiled Paris institution."
- ""Belinda," remonstrated Mr. Pocket, from the other end of the table, "how can you be so unreasonable? […]""
- "In a recent column in The New York Times, William Safire referred to Mr. Morris as Ed. This prompted Mr. Morris to write "an open letter" to Mr. Safire remonstrating that, in his case, such usage "grates like sand in salad.""
Etymology
From (the participle stem of) Late Latin remōnstrō, from Latin re- + mōnstrō.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/
- British English: /ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/