OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 24243

remonstrate

/ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
quejarse
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? […]"
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 c…