remonstrate

English

/ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/, /ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To object; to express disapproval (with (with), against (against)).
  • (intransitive) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.
  • (transitive) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.
  • To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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