Remonstrate
Pronounced: < re-mon-strayt >
Pronounced: < re-mon-strayt >
An opposing argument. A pleading response.
My use: I would like to remonstrate your idea. You say we should use cheap paper, but I believe we should use better paper.
Literary use: By Mark Twain
It was a purely legitimate sensation, you see, and I was surprised and grieved when the stockholder came in to remonstrate.
It was a purely legitimate sensation, you see, and I was surprised and grieved when the stockholder came in to remonstrate.
Memory trick:
Remonstrate
Remonstrate
Remonstrate (reminds of) = demonstrate or to show something
You demonstrate and I will remonstrate your demonstration
You demonstrate and I will remonstrate your demonstration
Listen: Remonstrate
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