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remonstrate
What does remonstrate mean?
remonstrate (verb): argue in protest or opposition.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce remonstrate?
/ˈɹɛmənstɹeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does remonstrate come from?
From (the participle stem of) Late Latin remōnstrō, from Latin re- + mōnstrō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “remonstrate” mean?
to fall apart; to disintegrate
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be false to; be dishonest with
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to move loosely back and forth
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argue in protest or opposition
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