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remonstrate
verb /ˈrɛm.ən.streɪt,rɪˈmɒnstreɪt,ˈrɛmənstreɪt,rɪˈmɑːnstreɪt/
a) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.

"Belinda," remonstrated Mr. Pocket, from the other end of the table, "how can you be so unreasonable?"

b) To object; to protest formally; to express disapproval.

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."

Syn: demur, expostulate
See Also: remonstrance, remonstratingly, remonstration, remonstrative, remonstratively

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