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expostulatory Definition


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expostulate
verb
    intr
    expostulated, expostulating
    1. To argue or reason with them, especially in protest or so as to dissuade them.
      Thesaurus: object, argue, protest, dissuade, reason, plead.
      Form: expostulate with someone about something (usually)
Derivative: expostulation
noun
    Derivative: expostulative
    adj
      Derivative: expostulator
      noun
        Etymology: 16c: from Latin expostulare to demand.



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