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remonstrate
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remonstrate in WordNet English dictionary
verb
censure severely or angrily
"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"
call on the carpet
take to task
rebuke
rag
trounce
reproof
lecture
reprimand
jaw
dress down
call down
scold
chide
berate
bawl out
remonstrate
chew out
chew up
have words
lambaste
lambast
present and urge reasons in opposition
remonstrate
point out
argue in protest or opposition
remonstrate
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