remonstrate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrɛmənstreɪt/

verb

[no object]
  • make a forcefully reproachful protest: he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy [with direct speech]: ‘You don’t mean that,’ she remonstrated

Derivatives

remonstration

Pronunciation: /-ˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

remonstrative

Pronunciation: /rɪˈmɒnstrətɪv/
adjective

remonstrator

noun

Origin:

late 16th century (in the sense 'make plain'): from medieval Latin remonstrat- 'demonstrated', from the verb remonstrare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + monstrare 'to show'