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expostulate

verb

ex·​pos·​tu·​late ik-ˈspäs-chə-ˌlāt How to pronounce expostulate (audio)
expostulated; expostulating; expostulates

intransitive verb

: to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His humility does not work in his favor when promoting fights, and there is no hype man in Miocic’s corner expostulating his accolades. Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare to demand, dispute, from ex- + postulare to ask for — more at postulate

First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of expostulate was in 1573

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