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1. Argue in protest or opposition
    
2. Present and urge reasons in opposition
   - point out
    
3. Censure severely or angrily
   - call on the carpet [US, informal], take to task, rebuke, rag [informal], trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw [informal], dress down [informal], call down [informal], scold, chide, berate, bawl out [informal], chew out [N. Amer, informal], chew up [N. Amer, informal], have words, lambaste, lambast, ream [N. Amer, informal], wig [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: remonstrated, remonstrates, remonstrating

Type of: criticise [Brit], criticize, damn [informal], inform, knock [informal], object, pick apart