All 4 Uses

remonstrate
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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The spirit of the mothers was so crushed by the lash, that they stood by, without courage to remonstrate.†
Chpt 16
They remonstrated against the rashness of such a proceeding; but finding they could not change my purpose, they yielded.†
Chpt 27

remonstrated = argued in protest or opposition
Peter remonstrated earnestly.
Chpt 29 *
He remonstrated with her for harboring a fugitive slave; told her she was violating the laws of her country; and asked her if she was aware of the penalty.†
Chpt 40

Definitions:

(1) (remonstrate)
argue, complain, or criticize
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
In Shakespeare's time, remonstrance was used as a synonym for display, revelation, or manifestation.