remonstrate vs criticise

remonstrate and criticise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remonstrate	No	No	Yes	No
criticise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, criticise is a hypernym of remonstrate; that is, criticise is a word with a broader meaning than remonstrate:

remonstrate: censure severely or angrily
criticise: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

Other hypernyms of remonstrate include criticize, knock, pick apart.

remonstrate (verb)	criticise (verb)
argue in protest or opposition	find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
present and urge reasons in opposition	act as a critic
censure severely or angrily