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Remonstrate
/rɪˈmɒnstreɪt/ verb hardTo argue or protest strongly against something, often while trying to persuade someone to change course.
Neighbors remonstrated with the city council for hours before the new zoning law was postponed.
Memory Trick
Remonstrate and 'monster' both descend from the Latin 'monstrare/monere,' to show or warn -- when you remonstrate, you are forcefully showing someone why they are wrong, almost like sounding an alarm.