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Expostulate — Ex*pos tu*late, v. t. To discuss; to examine. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Expostulate — Ex*pos tu*late (?; 135), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Expostulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expostulating}.] [L. expostulatus, p. p. of expostulare to demand vehemently; ex out + postulare to ask, require. See {Postulate}.] To reason earnestly with a person on … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expostulate — I verb admonish, advise against, animadvert upon, appeal against, argue, attempt to divert, cast reproach upon, castigate, caution, chastise, chide, convince to the contrary, correct, declaim against, dehort, deter, disapprove, discourage,… … Law dictionary
expostulate — 1530s, to demand, to claim, from L. expostulatus, pp. of expostulare to demand urgently, remonstrate, from ex from (see EX (Cf. ex )) + postulare to demand (see POSTULATE (Cf. postulate)). Friendlier sense is first recorded in English 1570s.… … Etymology dictionary
expostulate — remonstrate, protest, *object, kick Analogous words: oppose, *resist, combat, fight: argue, debate, dispute, *discuss … New Dictionary of Synonyms
expostulate — [v] reason with argue, dissuade, oppose, protest, remonstrate; concept 46 … New thesaurus
expostulate — ► VERB ▪ express strong disapproval or disagreement. DERIVATIVES expostulation noun expostulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin expostulare demand … English terms dictionary
expostulate — [ek späs′chə lāt΄, ikspäs′chə lāt΄] vi. expostulated, expostulating [< L expostulatus, pp. of expostulare, to demand vehemently, require < ex , intens. + postulare: see POSTULATE] to reason with a person earnestly, objecting to that person… … English World dictionary
expostulate — v. (formal) (D; intr.) ( to argue ) to expostulate about, on; with * * * [ɪk spɒstʃʊleɪt] on with (formal) (D; intr.) ( to argue ) to expostulate about … Combinatory dictionary
expostulate — [[t]ɪkspɒ̱stʃʊleɪt[/t]] expostulates, expostulating, expostulated VERB If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone. [FORMAL] [V with quote] For heaven s sake! Dot expostulated. They re cheap and they re useful. ... For a… … English dictionary
expostulate — UK [ɪkˈspɒstʃʊleɪt] / US [ɪkˈspɑstʃəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms expostulate : present tense I/you/we/they expostulate he/she/it expostulates present participle expostulating past tense expostulated past participle expostulated very… … English dictionary
