0 past simple and past participle of remonstrate
1 to complain to someone or about something:
The editor remonstrated with him about the inaccuracies in the story.
British business had remonstrated with government about 'law and order' long before the emergency was declared.
I rang the paper and remonstrated with the editor of the column.
I have remonstrated with him about it before.
Any persons who remonstrated, it did not matter who they were, were immediately punched and knocked down, if they could possibly be knocked down.
I should add that my wife remonstrated with me for being overly aggressive in our argument about the organic regime.
My constituent remonstrated about this and found his loyalty as a railway passenger was strained to the utmost.
The shop steward, of all people, remonstrated with the employee about his bad attendance.
I remonstrated with him, as this seemed to be an absurd amount.
