English to English
verb
- argue in protest or opposition
source: WordNet 3.0
- present and urge reasons in opposition
source: WordNet 3.0
- censure severely or angrily
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car.
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister.
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
source: Webster 1913
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
