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English verb: remonstrate | |||
| 1. | remonstrate (communication) argue in protest or opposition | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object | ||
| 2. | remonstrate (communication) present and urge reasons in opposition | ||
| Synonyms | point out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | represent | ||
| 3. | remonstrate (communication) censure severely or angrily | ||
| Samples | The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup. | ||
| Synonyms | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off | ||
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