Definition of expostulate Expostulate
ex•pos•tu•late
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- expostulate (Verb)
To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- expostulate (v. i.)
To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and urging him to make redress or to desist; to remonstrate; -- followed by with. - expostulate (v. t.)
To discuss; to examine.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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expostulate
eks-post′ū-lāt, v.i. to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct: to remonstrate: (Shak.) to discuss: (Milt.) to claim.—n. Expostulā′tion, act of expostulating, or reasoning earnestly with a person against his conduct: remonstrance.—adjs. Expost′ulative, Expost′ulatory, containing expostulation.—n. Expost′ulator. [L. expostulāre, -ātum—ex, inten., postulāre, to demand.]
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🔤- expostulate, verb, present, 1st person singular of expostulate (infinitive).
- expostulate, verb (infinitive).
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