Remonstrate
noun
- 1.
- ការព្រមាន, ការស្ដីបន្ទោស
verb — past tense: remonstrated ; past participle: remonstrated ; present participle: remonstrating ;
- 1.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ប្រឆាំងតវ៉ា
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) ~ (with somebody) (about something) (to say in protest, to plead strongly in protest, to speak strongly against) ដាក់អោយមើលឃើញជាក់, ដាក់បង្ហាញពិត
Example: To remonstrate against higher wages; to remonstrate with a councilman about higher taxes.
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: remonstrated ; past participle: remonstrated ; present participle: remonstrating ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation.
- 1.
- complain, grouch, grumble, lament, murmur, protest, regret, repine, whine
- 1.
- applaud, approve, praise