remonstrate

intransitive verb

To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof.

To reason or plead in protest; present an objection. synonym: object.

To exhibit; demonstrate; prove.

To exhibit or present strong reasons against an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; expostulate.

Synonyms Reprove, Rebuke, etc. (see censure), object, protest, reason, complain.