Remonstrate
/rɪˈmɒn.streɪt/noun
To make a forceful protest or objection, especially in a formal or earnest way.
Did you know?Remonstrate entered English through French from Latin, where it carried the sense of ‘showing again’—a rhetorical act of presenting proof so strongly it could feel like a verbal omen.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
remonstrare
“to show again, point out, or warn”
Late Latin
Latin
remonstratio
“an admonition or earnest warning”
Old French
Old French
remonstrer
“to show, point out, or expostulate”
16th Century
English
remonstrate
“to protest or present objections formally”
Modern English
English
remonstrate
“to make a serious objection or protest”
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