Remonstrate
31remonstrate — re•mon•strate [[t]rɪˈmɒn streɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. strat•ed, strat•ing to reason or plead in protest, objection, or complaint • Etymology: 1590–1600; < ML remōnstrātus, ptp. of remōnstrāre to exhibit, demonstrate = L re re +mōnstrāre to show;… …
32remonstrate — see MONSTER …
33remonstrate — v. 1 intr. (foll. by with) make a protest; argue forcibly (remonstrated with them over the delays). 2 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) urge protestingly. Derivatives: remonstrant adj. remonstration n. remonstrative adj. remonstrator n.… …
34Remonstrated — Remonstrate Re*mon strate ( str?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remonstrated} ( str?*t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remonstrating}.] [LL. remonstratus, p. p. of remonstrare to remonstrate; L. pref. re + monstrare to show. See {Monster}.] To point out; to show… …
35Remonstrating — Remonstrate Re*mon strate ( str?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remonstrated} ( str?*t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remonstrating}.] [LL. remonstratus, p. p. of remonstrare to remonstrate; L. pref. re + monstrare to show. See {Monster}.] To point out; to show… …
36remonstration — remonstrate ► VERB ▪ make a forcefully reproachful protest. DERIVATIVES remonstration noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «make plain»: from Latin remonstrare demonstrate …
37expostulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. remonstrate, reason; object, protest, rebuke. See advice, disapprobation, dissuasion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. remonstrate, reason with, dissuade; see object , oppose 1 , remonstrate . See Synonym… …
38object — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thing, item; goal, aim, purpose, objective. See substance, intention. v. i. disapprove, demur, challenge, protest, resist, kick. See disapprobation, dissent, unity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A corporeal… …
39object# — object n 1 *thing, article Analogous words: *affair, concern, matter, thing: *form, figure, shape, configuration 2 objective, goal, end, aim, design, purpose, *intention, intent Analogous words: * …
40Expostulate — Ex*pos tu*late (?; 135), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Expostulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expostulating}.] [L. expostulatus, p. p. of expostulare to demand vehemently; ex out + postulare to ask, require. See {Postulate}.] To reason earnestly with a person on …
