English-Thai Dictionary

remonstrate

VI คัดค้าน  โต้แย้ง  expostulate protest agree kad-kan

 

remonstrate about

PHRV คัดค้าน  โต้แย้ง เกี่ยวกับ  kad-kan

 

remonstrate with

PHRV ดุด่า  บ่นว่า  du-da

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REMONSTRATE

v.i.[L. remonstro; re and monstro, to show. See Muster. ] 1. To exhibit or present strong reasons against an act, measure of any course of proceedings; to expostulate. Men remonstrate by verbal argument, or by a written exposition of reasons.
2. To suggest urgent reasons in opposition to a measure. conscience remonstrates against a profligate life.

 

REMONSTRATE

v.t.To show by a strong representation of reasons.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REMONSTRATE

Re *mon "strate (-strt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remonstrated (-str; p. pr. & vb. n. Remonstrating. ] Etym: [LL. remonstratus, p. p. of remonstrare to remonstrate; L. pref. re- + monstrare to show. See Monster. ]

 

Defn: To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate. [Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. I will remonstrate to you the third door. B. Jonson.

 

REMONSTRATE

REMONSTRATE Re *mon "strate, v. i.

 

Defn: To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation. It is proper business of a divine to state cases of conscience, and to remonstrate against any growing corruptions in practice, and especially in principles. Waterland.

 

Syn. -- Expostulate, Remonstrate. These words are commonly interchangeable, the principal difference being that expostulate is now used especially to signify remonstrance by a superior or by one in authority. A son remonstrates against the harshness of a father; a father expostulates with his son on his waywardness. Subjects remonstrate with their rulers; sovereigns expostulate with the parliament or the people.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

remonstrate

re mon strate |riˈmänˌstrāt, ˈremən -rəˈmɑnˌstreɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] make a forcefully reproachful protest: he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy | [ with direct speech ] : “You don't mean that, ” she remonstrated. DERIVATIVES re mon stra tion |riˌmänˈstrāSHən, ˌremən - |noun, re mon stra tive |-strətiv |adjective, re mon stra tor |-ˌstrātər |noun 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. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

remonstrate

remonstrate |ˈrɛmənstreɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] make a forcefully reproachful protest: he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy | [ with direct speech ] : ‘You don't mean that, ’ she remonstrated. DERIVATIVES remonstration |-ˈstreɪʃ (ə )n |noun, remonstrative |rɪˈmɒnstrətɪv |adjective, remonstrator noun 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 ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

remonstrate

remonstrate verb 1 “I'm not a child! ” he remonstrated: protest, complain, expostulate; argue with, take issue with. 2 we remonstrated against this proposal: object strongly to, complain vociferously about, protest against, argue against, oppose strongly, make a fuss about, challenge; deplore, condemn, denounce, criticize; informal kick up a fuss /stink about.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

remonstrate

remonstrate verb 1 ‘I'm not a child! ’ he remonstrated | I remonstrated with him but he just laughed in my face: protest, complain, expostulate; argue with, take issue with, take to task, make a protest to; reprimand, reproach, reprove, upbraid, berate, scold; rare reprehend, objurgate. 2 pro-reform deputies remonstrated against this proposal: object strongly to, complain vociferously about, protest against, lodge a protest against, argue against, take a stand against, oppose strongly, take exception to, take issue with, make a fuss about, challenge, raise objections to, express disapproval of, express disagreement with, speak out against; deplore, condemn, denounce, criticize; informal kick up a fuss /stink about. ANTONYMS accept.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

remonstrate

re mon strate /rɪmɑ́nstreɪt |rémənstrèɪt /動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠ «人に /…について /…に対して » 抗議する, 異議を唱える, 不服を言う, 反対する ; いさめる, 忠告する «with /on , upon , about /against » ▸ remonstrate against the proposed taxation 新課税案に反対する .他動詞 〖～ that節 〗…であると抗議する, いさめて言う .re m ó n stra tor 名詞