expostulate
verb/ɛksˈpɒstjʊleɪt/UK/ɛksˈpɑstjʊleɪt/US
Etymology
From Latin expostulō (“demand, claim”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, ex- + postulate.
Definitions
To protest or remonstrate
To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct [(often) with with].
- Men expostulate with erring friends; they bring accusations against enemies who have done them a wrong.
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